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Cultural Exploration

Cultural Exploration

Dive into Medellín’s vibrant culture, a city celebrated for its art, history, and living traditions. Experience the colorful street art, historic museums, and unique cultural experiences that define the heart of Medellín. Start your cultural exploration here and connect with the city’s soul.

Museums

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Antioquia Museum

Home to the largest collection of works by Fernando Botero in the world, as well as pieces by Frank Stella, Robert Rauschenberg, Max Ernst, Rufino Tamayo, among others.

Botero Plaza

Adjacent to the Antioquia Museum, this park displays 23 monumental sculptures by Fernando Botero, making it one of the most valuable squares in the art world.

EPM Water Museum

It is the only museum in Colombia that promotes the agenda on climate change and water conservation. It consists of interactive, educational, and playful rooms.

House of Memory Museum

A space dedicated to preserving the memories that emerge from encountering the city's reality. An opportunity for mutual recognition and peacebuilding.

Carlos Gardel House Museum

In a tango-loving city like Medellín, a place dedicated to preserving the memory of the genre as an artistic expression, and Carlos Gardel as its foremost exponent, is essential

Pedro Nel Gómez House Museum

A beautiful site dedicated to the most important Colombian muralist, who also mastered drawing, engraving, watercolor, oil painting, sculpture, and architecture.

Explora Park

Geared towards all ages, it is an interactive science museum that also houses a planetarium, an education and conservation aquarium, and an experimentation workshop.

San Pedro Cemetery Museum

Originally used exclusively as a sacred ground, in 1999 it was declared a National Cultural Heritage site due to its historical, aesthetic, architectural, and ritual values.

Museum of Modern Art

MAMM offers its visitors a broad spectrum of perspectives and interpretations of the world, facilitating enriching experiences centered around the heritage of artistic creation.

El Castillo (The Castle) Museum

In addition to its spectacular architecture, it is a decorative arts museum offering exhibitions of porcelain and glass objects, stained glass, tapestries, paintings, sculptures, among others.

Otraparte House Museum

A unique space that pays tribute to the work of Fernando González, offering many modern and traditional architectural possibilities, to share a moment of culture and leisure.

Débora Arango House Museum

Original residence of the Arango family in Envigado and the workshop home of the great Antioquian artist, who not only excelled in the arts but also as a social and political activist.

History & Architecture

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Rafael Uribe Palace of Culture

An imposing palace whose facade, corridors, halls, and rooms, characterized by their architectural and artistic beauty, witnessed the most important events of the department.

National Palace

Designed by Belgian Agustín Goovaerts, it originally housed multiple municipal entities, before being sold in 1988 to private individuals who transformed it into a shopping center.

Barrientos House

This historic property is a 'living' fossil of the architectural style that adorned the homes of wealthy families at the end of the 19th century in a city that was just beginning to shine.

Monument to the Race

Designed by Colombian sculptor Rodrigo Arenas and made from concrete and bronze. It is located in the La Alpujarra Administrative Center and was inaugurated on May 31, 1988.

Monument to Life

From the water emerges a smiling skull, followed by a woman lifting a child in her arms. Then, the corn cob near the second woman's belly; finally: the man catching the stars.

Old Antioquia Railway Station

Opened in 1914, it was the city's first dry port, receiving coal, coffee, and machinery for the emerging companies that turned Medellín into the industrial capital of Colombia.

La Candelaria Church

Medellín's first parish and most emblematic: the city's center. Its dome dates from 1860, and the front towers from 1887. Declared a National Monument in 1998.

La Veracruz Church

Cozy, small, and without a dome or luxuries, this Catholic church was completed in 1803, when Medellín had only seventeen streets, 242 houses, and 6 churches.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church

Its architecture is inspired by French Gothic. This is reflected in the facade, highlighted by the archivolt of the main door, the central rose window, and two tall towers.

Street Art

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Comuna 13 (Graffitour)

To the rhythm of hip-hop and adorned by walls exorcised by the rainbow, this area of the city is reborn as an example of urban transformation, leaving behind two dark decades.

Ayacucho Street

These murals not only make the journey of Ayacucho tram passengers more enjoyable but also give a new face to the city areas where they are located.

Moravia Neighborhood

Guided tours by community leaders through the neighborhood, sharing its history of social transformation and visiting emblematic places that are part of its development.

Poblado Neighborhood

116 artists intervened in this area frequented daily by tourists and locals. About 2500 gallons of paint and 4900 spray cans were used to create true street art jewels.

Manrique Neighborhood

Visitors can enjoy the 'Constellations' macromural, a project where over 500 houses were colorfully painted to enhance the urban landscape.

Arts & Cultural Centers

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Colombia Neighborhood Art District

In this artists' district, creativity blooms in every corner thanks to talented individuals who bring this unique neighborhood to life. Galleries are operated by the creators themselves.

La Pascasia Cultural House

A multifaceted independent cultural venue where music, dance, literature, cinema, academic activities, and discussions on social issues all have a place.

Homero Manzi Cultural House

This cultural space pays tribute to the Argentine poet and composer Homero Manzi. It also recreates the tango culture with the help of renowned figures of the genre.

Pequeño (Small) Theater

Beautiful house, a cultural heritage of the city, hosts two theater halls and is home to the Actors' Training School, a specialized library, an exhibition room and a cozy café.

Colombian American Cultural Center

A cultural initiative featuring a bilingual library, contemporary art gallery, cinema rooms, and special projects, such as concerts and lectures by experts on current topics.

Pablo Tobón Uribe Theater

This traditional venue is a cultural meeting point, a place for play and recreation, education, and the enjoyment of various artistic expressions.

Comfama Warehouse

Operational center for independents and entrepreneurs in the creative and cultural ecosystem. It brings together art enthusiasts, families and local residents.

El Poblado Theater House

A center that fosters cultural and artistic practices, as well as creative dialogue about community life, to contribute to the education and entertainment of the citizens.

Málaga Salon

One of those places where old-world café bohemia blends with the ambiance of modern bars. The perfect spot to gather with friends over music from yesteryears.

Map of Cultural Sites

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