10 Specialty Museums in Nicaragua That You Shouldn't Miss

August 15, 2021 Milan Banda

Nicaragua (/ˌnɪkəˈrɑːɡwə, -ˈræɡ-, -ɡjuə/ ( listen); Spanish: [nikaˈɾaɣwa]), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (Spanish:  República de Nicaragua (help·info)), is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the country's capital and largest city and is also the third-largest city in Central America, behind Tegucigalpa and Guatemala City. The multi-ethnic population of six million includes people of indigenous, European, African, and Asian heritage. The main language is Spanish. Native tribes on the Mosquito Coast speak their own languages and English.
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1. Museo de Arte Fundacion Ortiz-Gurdian

Av SO 3a, Leon Nicaragua 505 311-7053 [email protected] http://www.manfut.org/museos/arteleon.html
Excellent
67%
Good
28%
Satisfactory
4%
Poor
1%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 449 reviews

Museo de Arte Fundacion Ortiz-Gurdian

Reviewed By Dejongwout - Leon, Nicaragua

Beautiful place. I love the architecture and most of the art is very beautiful. A calm get away from the daily noise.

2. Museum El Ceibo

Hacienda El Refugio, Moyogalpa, Isla de Ometepe Nicaragua +505 8874 8076 [email protected] http://ometepeislandinfo.com/Museo-El-Ceibo
Excellent
54%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 151 reviews

Museum El Ceibo

Museum El Ceibo on Ometepe Island is a must see in Nicaragua with one of the biggest and best conserved collection in the country.The museum has two exhibition halls, one with pre-Columbian statues and artifacts and one which shows the history of the Nicaraguan coin. When visiting Ometepe, El Ceibo is the place to get to know and experience the Ometepe culture. El Ceibo is not just a museum, it is fun for all ages!

Reviewed By WorldTraveler_and_Co - Miami, United States

Ometepe is rural and fairly small destination and it was interesting to find the museum, it was nice to see artifacts found on the property, nice visit and very educational

3. Museo Ometepe

Town Center, Altagracia, Isla de Ometepe Nicaragua http://ometepeislandinfo.com/Museo-Ometepe
Excellent
58%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
8%
Terrible
1%
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4.5 based on 24 reviews

Museo Ometepe

4. ChocoMuseo Granada

Calle atrvesada, frenetic a bancentro, Granada 43000 Nicaragua +505 2552 4678 [email protected] http://www.ChocoMuseo.com
Excellent
54%
Good
27%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
6%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 1,274 reviews

ChocoMuseo Granada

ChocoMuseo is the new Cacao and Chocolate Museum in Granada Nicaragua.It offers a great overview of the history, the nature and the manufacturing of the cacao and the chocolate. There is a chocolate factory located inside the museum and Cacao farm tours are offered..

Reviewed By Pennyech - Loch Ness Region, United Kingdom

Such good fun, amazing tasty chocolate and very informative. Our instructor for our chocolate making class Kenny was brilliant fun, he got us all really well engaged with the class. Lots of information and we had a “fun test” at the end to make sure we had listened!! The chocolate bars we made were so tasty... I chose sea salt and marshmallow flavour... amazing!!

5. Bluefields Cultural Museum

Iglesia Morava, 2 Cuadra Sur, Bluefields Nicaragua http://bluefieldsmuseum.branded.me/
Excellent
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Good
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Satisfactory
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4.0 based on 7 reviews

Bluefields Cultural Museum

6. Mi Museo

Calle Atravesada 505, Granada 11111 Nicaragua +505 2552 7614 [email protected] http://www.mimuseo.org
Excellent
39%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
2%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 152 reviews

Mi Museo

Mi Museo, Granada Collection, is a private collection of Nicaraguan Pre-Columbian ceramics. The collection contains more than 15.000 pieces which originate from the period between 2000 BC to 1550 AD. Mi Museo is located in the historical center of the oldest colonial city on the continent, Granada, in a building dating back to 1868. The building was restored with attention to its original design and preserving as many of the original features as possible.

7. Museo Sitio Huellas de Acahualinca

Iglesia Santa Ana 4 calles al Oeste y 1 calle al Norte Barrio Acahualinca, Managua Nicaragua +505 2266 5774
Excellent
33%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
11%
Terrible
6%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 36 reviews

Museo Sitio Huellas de Acahualinca

8. El Castillo del cacao

Km 1 carretera la Dalia, Matagalpa Nicaragua +505 2772 2002 http://www.elcastillodelcacao.com/tours.html
Excellent
46%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
6%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 94 reviews

El Castillo del cacao

Reviewed By 45LaurieH - Taylorville, United States

Great place, great chocolate made by three ladies. Step aside Hershey. This is REAL chocolate. Our tour was great and the chocolate and coffee at the end is the best.

9. Casa museo comandante Carlos fonseca

Block East Of Parque Ruben Dario 1, Matagalpa Nicaragua http://vianica.com/attraction/146/carlos-fonseca-amador-museum
Excellent
37%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
26%
Poor
4%
Terrible
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4.0 based on 27 reviews

Casa museo comandante Carlos fonseca

10. Museo Ruben Dario

Calle Central, Leon Nicaragua +505 8653 4011
Excellent
42%
Good
28%
Satisfactory
26%
Poor
3%
Terrible
1%
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4.0 based on 134 reviews

Museo Ruben Dario

Reviewed By LuisVanegas - Chinandega, Nicaragua

If you are of the people who loves to know about poetry and its history, then this is a place you cannot miss when in León. The museum offers the possibility to see yourself about the life and death of famous nicaraguan write Rubén Darío.

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