Definitely worth a stop while you're in Medellin. It's located in an interesting and more local part of the city and will give you a good glimpse into the culture around the area. The Fernando Botero exhibit is an incredible exhibit on the one of the most famous artists of Latin America.

I came back to this museum, I was here several years ago. I enjoy Botero and visited the plaza in front with about 20 big statues, plus the museum. Most of Botero’s works are on the third floor, no photos permitted here, but changed around since the last time. The lower two floors are good too, but this is definitely the best Botero display I have seen anywhere.

This is the best museum in Medellin for Colombian modernist and some historic art. The impressive full floor of Boteros and rhe Botero sculptures in the adjacent plaza need at least an hour. Don't miss the rest of the collection which needs adequate time to appreciate. Not the nicest part of the city but a "must see" attraction. Great and affordable priced gift store.

This is the major art museum of Medellin. The main draw is the third floor devoted mainly to Botero works. We had already visited the Botero museum in Bogota, so we were interested to see how this compared.  On balance we preferred the Bogota museum. There is a greater date range of his work here, quite a lot of early stuff that does not feature in his dedicated museum , but not so much work when he was at his peak. The second floor is dedicated mainly to Colombian artists post 1945 and although there are a few interesting mix media displays, from a personal perspective we didn’t find this quite as interesting. The first floor was a temporary exhibition which we found to be skippable. Overall the museum is still worth a visit particularly for anyone who has not visited the Bogota museum.

We came here with our tour group. The tickets were included.we went up the steps to see the Botero collection. His oversized sculptures and pleasant colored paintings were wonderful. And the fact that he kept donating his works to the museum was impressive. There was a life size cardboard poster of the artist just outside the gift shop for visitors to take photos with. Photos were not allowed inside the museum. This visit was worth coming.

Be careful in the neighborhood. Lots and lots of homeless laying in the street and sketchy looking roads and street shops. You can't take pictures of the Botero exhibit, which is huge! Gah! Apart from that, a really exceptional museum highlighting Colombian and Latin American art through the ages. There is a nice cafe on the ground floor.