What to do and see in San Salvador, San Salvador Department: The Best Museums

June 7, 2021 Emerita Lamoureux

El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, is a modern city of wide boulevards and narrow streets, outdoor markets, government buildings, high-rises, monuments, an exuberant nightlife, museums and other cultural institutions. And all set against the backdrop of San Salvador volcano. The city is surrounded by shantytowns as well as affluent suburbs with restaurants and large shopping malls. Peaceful settings such as the botanic garden of Parque Cuscutlan provide a break from the city's hectic pace.
Restaurants in San Salvador

1. La Piskucha

Av. La Revolucion Museo Nacional de Antropología Dr. David J. Guzman, San Salvador 01-152 El Salvador +503 2130 2224 [email protected] http://lapiskucha.com/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 7 reviews

La Piskucha

La Piskucha is born as an initiative to give promotion to emerging artisans in El Salvador. We have modern and contemporary handicrafts from different regions inside the country, with which we are able to offer our clients a more extent variety of materials and techniques.

2. El Arbol de Dios

Av. Masferrer Norte No. 575 Col. Escalon, San Salvador 1101 El Salvador +503 2263 9206 [email protected] http://www.fernando-llort.com/el-arbol-de-dios/
Excellent
76%
Good
18%
Satisfactory
3%
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4.5 based on 38 reviews

El Arbol de Dios

The work of Fernando Llort, one of El Salvador's most famous artists, is on display and for sale.

Reviewed By Yolipdx - Portland, United States

Visited last month with my family. El Árbol de Dios is an institute, gallery and gift shop. We had the pleasure of speaking with the artist and watching them work during our visit. The gallery displays the most beautiful work and many pieces are very affordable, too. We left very impressed and happy with the entire experience.

3. Centro Monsenor Romero

Av Don Bosco Boulevard de los Heroes Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, San Salvador El Salvador [email protected] http://www.uca.edu.sv/cmr/
Excellent
69%
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4.5 based on 52 reviews

Centro Monsenor Romero

4. Museo de Arte de El Salvador

Calle Circunvalacion, San Salvador El Salvador +503 2243 6099 http://www.marte.org
Excellent
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4.5 based on 162 reviews

Museo de Arte de El Salvador

Reviewed By Muggle2000 - London, Canada

Small but rich in culture. We enjoyed the galleries and exhibitions. The entrance fee was less than $3.00 which covered the entire museum. There is a restaurant in the premises as well, can't comment on that as we didn't actually go in. There's also a small gift shop with souvenirs, some cheaper than others. The exhibitions were full of culture and history, with local artists work. The civil war years exhibition was filled with nostalgia and a sense of sadness, part of our history. A small suggestion : it would be nice to see a description in other languages for those whose Spanish is not their mother tongue, just so that they could learn too ????... Other that, a wonderful place, loved it...

5. Tin Marin Children's Museum

6th 10th Calle Poniente Gimnasio Nacional y Parque Cuscatlan, San Salvador El Salvador +503 2268 6900 [email protected] http://www.tinmarin.org/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 55 reviews

Tin Marin Children's Museum

6. Museo Nacional de Antropologia

Avenida La Revolucion y Alameda Manual Enrique Araujo, San Salvador El Salvador +503 2243 3750 http://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/index.html
Excellent
49%
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Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 146 reviews

Museo Nacional de Antropologia

Reviewed By U9651UFriccardoc - Stuttgart, Germany

A very pleasant surprise! This museum is a real jewel in San Salvador. You have a very interesting collection of precolombian artifacts as well as colonial period. Most of the explanations are in spanish and english. Also very interesting the room dedicated to the development of agriculture. Very touching the part dedicated to the civil war. A special thanks to the free guide Adelina who proved to be very professional and prepared on the history of El Salvador. Besides, being a disabled person I really appreciated the barrier-free museum. The only negative point the absence of books about the museum. In any case thumbs up!

7. Museum of the Word and Image

27 Ave North 1140 Urbanizacion La Esperanza, San Salvador El Salvador +503 2564 7005 http://museo.com.sv/en/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 48 reviews

Museum of the Word and Image

Reviewed By mikebrownnz - Cardiff, United Kingdom

This small inexpensive museum is run by a not for profit foundation called MUPI dedicated to the investigation, rescue, preservation and dissemination of the historical and cultural heritage of El Salvador. As well as changing exhibitions, this museum has permanent exhibitions focusing on how El Salvador was changed by the events of 1932 and 1981 and on the life of Oscar Romero, who was canonized by Pope Francis in 2018 as El Salvador's first saint, who was assassinated on a chapel altar in 1980 and was proclaimed a martyr.

8. Museo del Ferrocarril y Parque Tematico

Final Ave. Peralta No. 903, San Salvador El Salvador +503 2259 4106 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/MuseodelFerrocarrilyParqueTematico/
Excellent
65%
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4.5 based on 20 reviews

Museo del Ferrocarril y Parque Tematico

9. Military Museum El Zapote Barracks

Cuartel el Zapote Barrio San Jacinto, San Salvador El Salvador +503 2250 0000
Excellent
36%
Good
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Satisfactory
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Poor
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4.0 based on 56 reviews

Military Museum El Zapote Barracks

10. Museo y Biblioteca Luis Alfaro Duran

Segunda calle oriente, No 225, San Salvador, El Salvador Entre la Plaza Barrios y la Plaza Libertad, San Salvador El Salvador +503 2281 8517 [email protected] http://museobiblioteca.bcr.gob.sv/
Museo y Biblioteca Luis Alfaro Duran

The purpose of the Museum and Library is to safeguard the history of the currency and give a cultural contribution to society with the exhibition of the collection of bills, coins, books, equipment, documents and photographs that show the economic history and evolution of the currency in El Salvador.

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