Museo Santa Clara

The history of the Santa Clara Museum covers more than 360 years since its construction in 1647. The Church and the convent of the Clarisas nuns witnessed all the historical events of the nation and in 1983 it was delivered as a Museum to all Colombians.

The Santa Clara Museum is a public institution whose objective is to investigate, preserve, disseminate and exhibit the cultural processes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, from the perspective of the construction of Colombian identity.

The Museum preserves the original decoration of the church made up of Baroque altarpieces, oil paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, stewed and polychrome images, mural painting and Mudejar latticework. In total there are more than 140 pieces, not counting the rich mural painting and vaulting, with more than 950 flowers with five leaves – pentafolias – carved in wood and covered in gold foil. That is why it is considered one of the most important architectural and artistic jewels of the country's colonial period.

The Museum has areas of Management, Conservation, Curatorship, Education, Administration, Museography and Communications, all aimed at developing the objectives of the Ministry of Culture regarding the generation and preservation of culture in Colombia. It works in a close administrative unit with the Colonial Museum. Visiting the Santa Clara Museum is immersing yourself in the experience of Baroque representation from the 17th and 18th centuries. Its architecture, images and decorations account for the social and cultural dynamics of the colonial era.

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Address: Carrera 6 No. 9-77
Phone: +57 (1) 341 6017

Opening hours: Tue to Thu - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, Sat and Sun - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Website: https://museolasclaras.com/en/