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The Gold Museum collection was started by Banco de la República in 1939. It illustrates the social and cultural life of the different groups of people who lived in what is now known as Colombia from 2,500 years ago until the time of the European Conquest. Who were these people? How did they live? What beliefs and traditions did they have? How did they relate to their environment?
In this gallery, People and Gold in Pre-Hispanic Colombia, you will travel the country from south to north. You will get to know the climates, the environments, and the ancient societies and cultures that lived in the Andes mountains and on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, which were the regions where metals were worked in the past. |
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Metal (and pottery, wood, stone, shell and textile) objects are displayed in large showcases. The objects appear to float in the air, because of the steel supports which separate them from the translucent base of the showcase, and they are illuminated perfectly, using LED technology. The visitor thus establishes a personal, intimate relationship with every one of these ancient objects, and can question each one, explore it, and enjoy it.
Try renting an audioguide when you visit the Museum, as this will give you much more information than what you will find in the texts displayed on the panels and inside the showcases themselves. As you look through the following pages on this website, and just like when you actually visit the Museum, you can go in depth into certain subjects and pass rapidly over others. The "Back" button on your browser will help you find your way again. |
