9 Specialty Museums in La Paz Department That You Shouldn't Miss

July 29, 2021 Weston Hennigan

Discover the best top things to do in La Paz Department, Bolivia including Museum of Musical Instruments - Museo Instrumentos Musicales de Bolivia, National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore, Museo de Textiles Andinos Bolivianos, Museo Tambo Qirquincho, Museo de Metales Preciosos, Museo del Poncho, Museo de Coca, Museo Litoral Boliviano, Museo De Arte Antonio Paredes Candia.
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1. Museum of Musical Instruments - Museo Instrumentos Musicales de Bolivia

Calle Jaen 711, La Paz Bolivia +591 2 2408177 http://www.facebook.com/TRIO-Unidos-Por-Bolivia-Ernesto-Cavour-Rolando-Encinas-Franz-Valverde-441817809302844/
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4.5 based on 192 reviews

Museum of Musical Instruments - Museo Instrumentos Musicales de Bolivia

Especially fun for children, this museum lets them try playing the assortment of ancient instruments, all made from natural elements, like wood, bone, turtle shells and toucan beaks.

Reviewed By VG1302 - Blue Mountains, Australia

This museum is hands-down the best one on Calle Jaen! Even if you skip the other 4 located in this part of La Paz and visit just this one, it is time well spent. There are musical instruments from Bolivia, the rest of South America and all around the world. They are all displayed in different rooms. There were flutes made out of palm straw, bamboo, condor bones, condor feathers and what not! There was a huge and unique collection of guitars made out of armadillo and turtle shells. To make things a bit more interesting, there is a room which is full of miniature depictions of all these instruments. There is an interesting map of Bolivia and South America showing where all the different musical instruments originated. Then there is also depicted this fascination of the Amazonian tribes to decorate their musical instruments with nuts, seeds and feathers. Similar to Larco Museo in Lima, there were depictions on pottery of people playing instruments and even flutes showing erotic depictions which I thought was unique to this museum. The entry ticket to this museum is separate from the other 4 museums. This one costs Bs. 5 per person. From memory, they are closed during lunch hours. This is a must visit museum if visiting La Paz! Highly recommended.

2. National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore

Ingavi 916 Cor. Jenaro Sanjines, La Paz Bolivia +591 2 2408640 [email protected] http://www.musef.org.bo/
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4.5 based on 299 reviews

National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore

The museum has among its exhibitions, a collection of textiles, hats and pottery from the different regions of Bolivia. The higlights are for sure the masks display and the feather art collection. Finally, you can see a basketry, coins and metals exhibitions.

Reviewed By WeakKneeTraveler - Singapore, Singapore

This museum has a very good exhibit of traditional accessories such as masks, hats, etc. Recommended to visit to understand a very essential part of the Bolivian culture. There is also a mini cafe in the museum which serves really nice hot chocolate.

3. Museo de Textiles Andinos Bolivianos

Plaza Benito Juarez # 488, entre Guatemala y Cuba, La Paz 10229 Bolivia +591 2 2243601 [email protected] http://www.museodetextiles.org
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4.5 based on 46 reviews

Museo de Textiles Andinos Bolivianos

The Museum exhibits a broad variety of textiles and clothing from the Bolivian Andes, which allow visitors to appreciate the richness and experience the magic of understanding a weaving by reading in its colors and figures the stories and myths of women and men, and their cultures.

Reviewed By Chinapjs - Washington DC, United States

Beautiful private small museum focusing on social and cultural nature of indigenous textiles. Some beautiful pieces and great explainations (all in Spanish). Very friendly person in charge. Set high on top of La Paz so there are some great photo ops nearby too. Take a taxi and arrange for taxi to stay as you only need about twenty minutes. Cost is about $2.20 per person. Nice gift shop too. If you like indigenous textiles this is a must visit.

4. Museo Tambo Qirquincho

Plaza Alfonso de Mendoza, La Paz Bolivia
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4.5 based on 12 reviews

Museo Tambo Qirquincho

5. Museo de Metales Preciosos

Jaen 777, La Paz Bolivia +591 2 2280329 https://www.facebook.com/MuseoMetalesPreciososBolivia/
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4.0 based on 69 reviews

Museo de Metales Preciosos

Reviewed By lisalou1963

Loved this little museum on Calle Jaen, not just for its small collections of gold and silver, but they have a small room with amazing ceramics, some so unbelievably fine and delicate.

6. Museo del Poncho

Tito Yupanqui # 42, Copacabana 10229 Bolivia +591 2 2243601 [email protected] http://www.museodelponcho.org
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Museo del Poncho

The museo del poncho exhibits a broad variety of textiles and clothing from Bolivian Andean commmunities; these particular pieces belong to the male attire. It allows the visitor to understand that the poncho is more than just a weaving. It allows visitors to explore the magic of discovering the Bolivian Andean textile.

7. Museo de Coca

Linares St. # 906, La Paz Bolivia +591 2 2311998 http://www.cocamuseum.com/
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3.5 based on 310 reviews

Museo de Coca

This museum is dedicated to Bolivia's controversial native crop.

Reviewed By Som8

A small museum but we spent 4 hours there as it is extremely informative. There is a booklet given with all the information that you need to know about coca. Me and my bf love it but we can also understand that this could be too heavy for those who want a museum tour that is not too heavy with information.

8. Museo Litoral Boliviano

Calle Jaen 789, La Paz Bolivia +591 2 2280758
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3.5 based on 6 reviews

9. Museo De Arte Antonio Paredes Candia

Museo De Arte Antonio Paredes Candia, La Paz Bolivia http://ilamdir.org/recurso/6942/museo-de-arte-antonio-paredes-candia

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