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Aeronautical Museum
PRODUCT: This museum collects and preserves aeronautical history with its collection of photographs, uniforms, picture galleries, and many more objects from the aeronautical branch.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
DESCRIPTION:
Av. de la Prensa y Emperador The FAE Aeronautical and Space Museum began in 1972, at the Cosme Rennella Aviation School, with private donations, so several objectives Carlos V.
Tuesday through Sunday 08:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 15:30 Free Admission Sargento Manuel Laica
were projected to communicate the evolution and development of air activity. You can admire the interior of a plane and even make virtual flights with FAE planes in a simulator.
SERVICES: Mediation is offered throughout the complex for the observation of Ecuador's aeronautical history and traveling exhibitions.
593-2-2445043. Ext 27754
museoaeronauticoydelespaci o@hotmail.com
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in aeronautical issues; students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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Alberto Mena Caamaño Musem
PRODUCT: The Alberto Mena Caamano Museum, contextualizes scenes from August 2, 1810 in its historical moment, has wax pieces to recreate historical events.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Espejo and García Moreno street.
Tuesday to Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $1.50 Adults $0.75 Estudiants $0.50 Children and seniors
Juan Carlos Coéllar 593 2 3952300 ext.15524
elmetquito@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION: The Alberto Mena Caamano Municipal Museum, occupies the space where the barracks operated since 1792, popularly known as the “Wax Museum”, was inaugurated in 1970. With the permanent room: From Quito to Ecuador, as well as its temporary rooms and workshops, which complement the specialized tours.
SERVICES: Museum-mediated tours.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in historical issues; students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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CULTURAL CENTERS
Alliance Francaise
PRODUCT: "Since its creation, the Alliance Française de Quito has become a recognized cultural and teaching center for French in the capital. In addition to its program to disseminate French and French-speaking cultures and to support local artists."
GENERAL INFORMATION: Eloy Alfaro N32-468 and Bélgica Streets
Monday - Friday: 08:00 – 19:00. Saturday: 08:00 – 12:00 According to the service
593-2-224.6589 / 224-6590
informa@afquito.org.ec It has a parking lot; or take the ecovia line to Bellavista stop.
DESCRIPTION:
"Worldwide, the French Alliance network is present in more than 130 countries and brings together more than 830 centers spread over 5 continents. Founded in 1953, the French Alliance of Quito is the oldest of the five French Alliances in Ecuador with presence in Guayaquil, Cuenca, Loja and Portoviejo The Alliance Française de Quito is a nonprofit Ecuadorian cultural association, which is part of an international movement that seeks to create mutual dialogue through French courses and cultural events "
SERVICES: French courses, translations, media library, cafeteria. The gallery is dedicated to the visual arts and presents emerging and established artists, whether Ecuadorian, French or international, to the public.
TARGET MARKET: Public related to French culture. Multi-generational.
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Antonio Negete Museum
PRODUCT: In that site we can find works by the pomasqueño sculptor Antonio Negrete in whose honor the site was baptized and who died in 2004, in this place you can see different sculptures and busts made by the artist.
GENERAL INFORMATION: San Luis 209 y Abdón Calderón - Pomasqui.
Sundays from 10:00 to 19:00 $1.00 Adults $0.50 Children and Seniors Jorge Negrete 593-2-2350291 0999623387
DESCRIPTION: It is an alternative center of culture and art in which you can see different sculptures and busts of historical personalities of the country, private works or simply the expression of the imagination of its author who expresses mestizo art, as part of his life and represented it through their hands.
SERVICES: Mediation tours of the different rooms where the artist's works are located.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in art and sculpture issues; students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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Aurelio Espinosa Pólit National Library
PRODUCT:
"It is the cultural center that preserves the greatest heritage and documentary heritage of Ecuador with the purpose of safeguarding memory".
GENERAL INFORMATION: Cotocollao, José Nogales N69-22 y Francisco Arcos Streets
Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Free admission Gabriela Salazar 593-2-249 1156
info@beaep.ec It has a parking lot for visitors. Or from El Labrador station take the bus to Cotocollao.
DESCRIPTION:
Located in a majestic heritage building, the museum has a wonderful collection of Ecuadorian works of art from different periods, a very interesting portrait and properties of Santa Marianita de Jesús and collections that portray the evolution of technology, philately, numismatics and notaphilia. "The Aurelio Espinosa Pólit Ecuadorian Library was founded in 1929 by the Ecuadorian humanist Aurelio Espinosa Pólit, S. J., with the purpose of gathering, ordering and preserving the documents of the religious, historical, scientific and literary tradition of Ecuador."
SERVICES: A guide service is offered through the museum of art and history. The space has a library, newspaper archive and herbarium.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in topics about archeology, sculpture, painting, numismatics, philately, botany and history; students, families and friends. Multi-generational.
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Benjamín Carrión Cultural Center
PRODUCT:
The Benjamín Carrión Cultural Center is a space for the development of cultural activities.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Jorge Washington E2-42 and Ulpiano Páez Streets
Monday - Friday: 08:00 16:30 Free admission 593-2-2 221 895 ccbc@quito.gob.ec biblioccbc@hotmail.com
It does not have a parking lot. You can park outdoors, blue zone; or take the trolleybus to the Mariscal stop.
DESCRIPTION: Created in 1994 and located in a privileged area of La Mariscal, where it was the personal residence of the Ecuadorian writer. In the place there is a museum in honor of the writer Benjamín Carrión, his personal library, a sample of his art collection and some personal belongings. The Benjamín Carrión Cultural Center offers attractive cultural services: a library specialized in Ecuadorian and Latin American literature; auditorium for book presentations.
SERVICES: Library, temporary exhibition hall, artistic creation workshops and multidisciplinary events.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists interested in topics about history, literature, architecture and art.
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Botanical Garden
PRODUCT: The Botanical Garden of Quito represents the ecosystems of the Andean region of Ecuador, in addition to having an orchid garden and thematic gardens with native and endemic plants.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Pasaje N34, Rumipamba E6 -264 y Shyris
Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 09:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. $3.50 Adults $2.00 Estudiants y children $1.50 seniors Carolina Jijรณn 593-2-333-2516
cjijon@jardinbotanico quito.com
DESCRIPTION: In 2005 the Botanical Garden of Quito was inaugurated, whose objective is to be the benchmark for conservation and education on the Andean flora of Ecuador. It seeks to be a suitable space for researchers, technicians and students to have a study and research site that helps enrich and understand the cultural and natural heritage, contributing to its recovery.
SERVICES: Guided and self-guided tours. Cafeteria service and flower sales.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in flora issues; students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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Camilo Egas Museum
PRODUCT: It is part of the Network of National Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, showing the world a collection of paintings by renowned artist Camilo Egas.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Venezuela N9-02 and Esmeraldas
Tuesday to Friday: 08:30 a.m to 17.00 p.m. Saturdays and holidays: 10:00a.m. to 16:00 Free admission
DESCRIPTION: The museum's objective is the conservation, promotion and dissemination of the valuable legacy of the Ecuadorian modern artist Camilo Egas. The legacy of this artist, known for being one of the forerunners of the Ecuadorian indigenismo.
SERVICES: Mediation service for the observation of the sample of the Ecuadorian painter Camilo Egas. It presents an agenda of cultural activities and workshops according to the calendar.
Fabiรกn Paocarina 593-2-2572012
fpaocarina.muna@culturaypa trimonio.gob.ec
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in topics related to painting; students; families and friends; multigenerational
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Capilla del Hombre Museum
PRODUCT: It is a cultural complex where you can see the humanist work and thought of its founder, Oswaldo Guayasamín, a renowned "indigenous" painter.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Mariano Calvache Street E18-94, neighborhood Bellavista. Monday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 17:00
$8.00 Adults $4.00 Estudiants $1.50 Children Jorge Aisemberg 593-2-2446455 593 2 2452938
secretariainfo@fundacion guayasamin.org
DESCRIPTION: Capilla del Hombre Museum is a cultural space that arises as a response to the need to pay tribute to the human being, to their peoples and to their identity. It is a space that invites reflection on history from the Latin American point of view. The Guayasamín Foundation is an Institution that promotes the conservation and diffusion of the Ecuadorian cultural heritage, supporting art and culture in general.
SERVICES: Mediation service is offered throughout the complex. In its facilities it has a store where you can buy different products such as: books and magazines, clothing and accessories, among others.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in painting topics; students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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City´s Museum
PRODUCT: The museum has been a space where it offers the community reflection, dialogue on the history and daily life of the city of Quito.
GENERAL INFORMATION: García Moreno and Rocafuerte street.
Tuesday to Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (last admission 4:30 p.m.) $3.00 Adults $2.00 Estudiants $1.00 Children and seniors Christian Monsch 593 2 2283883
museo.ciudad.uio@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION: It was founded on July 23, 1998, and occupies the infrastructure of what was the San Juan de Dios Hospital, an establishment that has been considered a World Cultural Heritage Site by Unesco. Inside, the history of Quito is exhibited, as well as the history of the 400 years of operation of the hospital.
SERVICES: Guide throughout the place, has a store where different products are sold such as books and magazines, has a library open to the public.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in historical issues, architecture and art, students, families and friends, multi-generational.
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Colonial Colonial Art Art Museum Museum
PRODUCT:
The Colonial Art Museum is one of the oldest in the city, it has unique works by renowned Ecuadorian artists.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Mejía and Cuenca streets
Tuesday to Saturday: 09:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Free Admission
DESCRIPTION: The Museum has among its assets unique works of incalculable patrimonial value, standing out among them the series of The Seasons and the Virgen de la Flores attributed to Miguel de Santiago; paintings signed by Bernardo Rodríguez, Manuel Samaniego, Francisco Albán, Antonio Salas, Joaquín Pinto, among others. The museum exhibits in its rooms important sculptures attributed to prominent artists such as Pampite, Caspicara, Legarda, among others.
Fernando Salme
SERVICES:
593-2-2282297
Mediation service for the observation of painting and sculpture by renowned Ecuadorian artists of the colonial era. Seasonal craft workshops are offered.
fersalmev@yahoo.es
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in issues of colonial art; students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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Contemporary Art Center
PRODUCT: "The Contemporary Art Center of Quito is a space for art and culture, understood as reflective, critical and participatory processes."
GENERAL INFORMATION: Montevideo y Luis DĂĄvila Streets. Old Military Hospital
Tuesday - Friday 10:30 17:30; Saturdays - Sundays 09:00 - 17:30 Free admission Wilson Ruiz 593-2-3946990
centroarteq@gmail.com It has a parking lot for visitors.
DESCRIPTION: "The Contemporary Art Center promotes the diverse expressions of the visual, sound and performance arts through exhibitions by contemporary artists, workshops, talks and educational activities, as well as cultural and social events. The place has four front pavilions, in addition of high and low galleries in the central hub of the building and an auditorium, as well as several courtyards and a large main hall ".
SERVICES: Guide through the different permanent and temporary exhibition rooms. It also has a cafeteria and secure parking for cars and bicycles. Guided visits in rooms with the presence of the artist or with the educational technicians of the space. Educational and recreational activities aimed at children, adolescents and adults. Workshops, talks and educational activities aimed at the community of artists, cultural managers, researchers and the general public. It has lockers.
TARGET MARKET:
Tourists with an interest in contemporary art, workshops and talks; students, families and friends. Multi-generational.
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Vivarium
PRODUCT: The Vivarium of Quito is a center specialized in the management of amphibians and reptiles in captivity.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Amazonas Ave. Rumipamba Street
DESCRIPTION: and
Tuesday to Sunday from: 09:30 to 13:00 and 13:30 to 17:30. $4.00. Adults. $2.50. Children under 12 years old. $1.75. Seniors. $1.75. People with disabilities.
Kathy Garzón.
"The Vivarium of Quito is the emblematic project of the Herpetological Foundation Gustavo Orcés. It is a center specialized in the management of amphibians and reptiles under human care, which, through its public exhibition and the different programs it manages, seeks to create environmental awareness on the threats that these animals face, to eliminate fears and erroneous beliefs, and, it offers the unique opportunity to be in contact with the wealth of the herpetofauna that Ecuador has. "
SERVICES: The guide service is offered in the showrooms in relation to amphibians and reptiles.
593 2 227 1799.
vivariumquito@gmail.com It has a parking lot for visitors. You can take the Qatar bus to Carcelén.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in reptile and amphibian issues; students, families, friends. Multi-generational.
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Cultural Cultural Center Center and and Planetary Planetary of of the the Military Military Geographical Geographical Institute Institute
PRODUCT:
Es un espacio de divulgación de las Ciencias Astronómicas y de la Tierra, que apoya y propicia manifestaciones educativas y culturales.
DESCRIPTION:
GENERAL INFORMATION: Seniergues 676 and Gral. Telmo Paz y Miño Streets
Monday to Saturday 08h00 to 16h30
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Free admission
593 2 397 5100. 593 2 3975171 Ext: 3401.
regional.igm@igm.gob.ec Blue zone as a parking lot. You can take ecovía transport, line E1 to the Casa de la Cultura stop.
"Under the 360 ° of its great dome, optical and digital projectors recreate the wonders of the universe and allow us to attend their birth, the origin and death of the stars, discover frozen worlds and beings different from us, travel through the Solar System, roam Mars and return to Earth. "
SERVICES:
Three new projections at the planetarium: Ghosts of the Universe. From Earth to the Universe. The hot and energetic Universe. They are part of the new material available to citizens. Guidance service is offered.
TARGET MARKET: Students, professionals, researchers, astronomy lovers, families and friends. Multi-generational.
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Cumandá Urban Park
PRODUCT: In the renovated building of the old Bus station of Quito, the house of well-being, recreation and knowledge is opened for citizens.
GENERAL INFORMATION: 24 de mayo Ave. old Bus station of Quito
Tuesday to Friday from 7h00 to 20h00 and weekend from 8h00 to 18h00. Free admission 593 02 257-364.
infocumanda@gmail.com
It does not have a parking lot. You can park in La Ronda or take the trolleybus to the Cumanda stop.
DESCRIPTION:
It is a meeting place for citizens, where sports, educational, physical and training spaces coexist in harmony with nature; It also contributes to improving the urban landscape, recreation, and promoting productive ventures and improving the quality of life of the inhabitants of the sector and of Quiteños in general.
SERVICES:
A wide range of activities is offered: Art exhibitions and cultural agenda. Sports fields. Movies. Workshops. Gym. Swimming pool.
TARGET MARKET: Students, tourists with an interest in cultural and recreational activities, families and friends. Multi-generational.
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Earth Sciences Museum UCE
PRODUCT: The museum contains collections of rock, mineral and fossil samples.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Universitaria y Jeronimo Leiton streets, Graduate Scholl of the Universidad Central del Ecuador.
Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00
DESCRIPTION: The Earth Sciences museum is located in the Faculty of Engineering in Geology, Mines, Petroleum and Environmental from the Central University of Ecuador. There are several collections of rocks from Ecuador and a large collection of minerals.
SERVICES: The service of guided or self-guided mediation is offered, as well as didactic workshops and educational activities.
Free admission 593-2-2523-710
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with interest in issues about the Earth and its geological formations through the years, for students, families and friends; multigenerational.
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Estaciรณn del Tren Eloy Alfaro
PRODUCT:
The Eloy Alfaro Train Station (Chimbacalle) was chosen in 2011 as the First Treasure of the Material Cultural Heritage of Quito, it has a showroom on the construction of the Train
GENERAL INFORMATION: Quilotoa y Sangay, Estaciรณn Eloy Alfaro. Chimbacalle.
Wednesday to Saturday from 08:00 to 13:00.
DESCRIPTION: It has a permanent exhibition that invites the public to go through the history of the Ecuadorian train and discover the importance it had for the development of the country. In this exhibition you can find various objects from the early twentieth century, all necessary, in due course, for the operation of the train.
Free Admission
SERVICES:
Adriana Baroja
Self-guided tours of machinery rooms and external carriages. For mid tours a prior reservation is requested.
593-2-2976300 ext. 6008
baroja@ferrocarrilesdelecua dor.gob.ec
TARGET MARKET: People who like to know about the history of the train, families, friends, multigenerational.
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Espacio Fundación Telefónica
PRODUCT: A space to observe, debate and evolve; a space open to everything and everyone..
GENERAL INFORMATION: Montevideo And Luis Dávila streets, Corporate Center Ekopark tower 2
Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Free Admission 593 998 191 972
espacio@fundaciontelefoni ca.com.ec
DESCRIPTION: The Fundación Telefónica is a place to reflect on the ways of life and the artistic, scientific and social development, crossed by technology. Through conferences, congresses, contests, exhibitions and workshops we seek to inspire to create a new culture.
SERVICES: Guided tours of the entire room. It has exhibitions, workshops, talks, debates and forums that promote the development of Digital Culture.
TARGET MARKET: Suitable for all audiences, students, professionals, researchers, families, friends, multi-generational.
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Fray Antonio Rodriguez Museum
PRODUCT: Since 2001 inside the Franciscan Sanctuary of Our Lady Guápulo, have been enabled as a museum, which has pieces of colonial art.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Guápulo Square N°27-138 and Leónidas Plaza street.
Monday to Friday from: 08:30 to 11:30 / 14:30 to 17:30. $2.00 adults $1.00 estudiants, children and senior. 593-2-2565652
santuariodeguapulo@gmail .com
DESCRIPTION: In the Guápulo parish the Museum works under the responsibility of the Franciscan Community. Liturgical ornaments that were used for the celebration of Holy Mass in the 19th century, embroidered with gold and silk threads, are exhibited. We also have anonymous sculptures from the 18th century and sacred silverware, here you can find important works by representatives of the Quito School such as Diego de Robles, Juan Bautista Menacho, among others.
SERVICES: Tour of the exhibition halls.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in historical and religious themes; students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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Fray Pedro Bedón Museum
PRODUCT: The Santo Domingo convent is one of the first religious architectural complexes since the city was founded, here you can find valuable pieces of art from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Bolívar and Flores streets
Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 13:30 and from 14:30 to 17:00 Saturdays from 9:00 to 14:00 $3.00 adults $1.00 children and seniors Padre Gonzalo Suárez 5593 2 2282695
reservaciones_santodomingo @yahoo.com
DESCRIPTION: The Dominican Museum of Art "Fray Pedro Bedón" opens its doors for different social activities that affect the conservation of this national asset. This Museum is divided into three rooms, which have a wide variety of works in both painting and sculpture from the colonial period as well as different types of artistic styles.
SERVICES: Guided and self-guided tours of the museum, including domes and church.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in historical and religious issues, students, families and friends, multi-generational.
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Fundaciรณn Mundo Juvenil
PRODUCT:
It fosters knowledge of science, technology, care for the environment, art, culture and manages and develops educational and cultural projects inherent in these areas.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Pasaje Rumipamba y Shyris (Carolina Park).
Monday to Sunday 09:00 am 16:30 $1.50 to $5.00 Price according to the activity 593 2 224-4314
eventos@mundojuvenil.org
DESCRIPTION: Here visitors' muscles and imaginations can be nurtured in different ways. It focuses on learning through play and interactivity. Intergenerational relationships are fostered, expanding cultural experiences in a creative space to learn about the world.
SERVICES: Guide through some of its museums, book sales, children's games, dance and painting classes.
TARGET MARKET: People who like to do cultural activities outdoors. Family, friends, multigenerational.
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Govindas Cultural Center
PRODUCT:
The Govindas Cultural Center offers the community the mystical practices of Indian culture.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Esmeraldas Oe3-119 and Venezuela Streets
Monday - Saturday: 09:00 19:00. Sundays: 09:00 14:00 Free admission 593 963204863 govindasquito@gmail.com
It does not have parking. Closest parking lot CADISĂ N; or take the trolleybus to the Plaza del Teatro stop.
DESCRIPTION: "The house of the Govindas Cultural Center offers activities such as: Yoga, mantra meditation, ayurveda (natural medicine), agni hotra (fire ceremonies), dance, art and festivals of the Vedic calendar; in addition to visits to ecological farms in Ecuador and a exquisite variety of vegan and vegetarian preparations, in national and international cuisine. "
SERVICES:
Yoga workshops. Sale of vegetarian food. Cultural activities.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in nature, meditation and vegetarian food. Families and friends. Multi-generational.
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House Museum of Carlota Jaramillo
PRODUCT: The house museum presents the musical career of the "QUEEN OF THE ECUADORIAN PASILLO", Carlota Jaramillo.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Juan José Flores E2-23 Street, Calacalí. Tuesday - Wednesday 9:00 15:00; Thursday - Friday 10:00 - 15:00; Saturdays - Sundays 10:00 - 17:00 $ 2.00 Adults $ 1.00 Seniors Free admission childen and People with disabilities
DESCRIPTION:
"The house where Doña Carlota Jaramillo lived, was restored by the FONSAL and opened its doors in 2004 as a museum to remember the singer and move her visitors to that time of romance and simplicity. As the tour takes place The visitor will know the musical career of the "QUEEN OF THE PASILLO" and will be able to observe records, photographs, blouses, skirts, paintings, letters, tableware, objects that belonged to the singer and that are now part of the permanent exhibition. "
SERVICES: Guided and self-guided tour to observe the history of Ecuadorian music.
593-996916070 Facebook: @CasaCarlotaJaramillo The museum does not have a parking lot. You can park outside; or from the Ofelia station take the bus to Calacalí.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in musical themes; students, families and friends; multigenerational.
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Humboldt Association
PRODUCT: "The Cultural Institute conceives and organizes projects and events in various areas of culture and the arts: theater, music, dance, fine arts, cinema, literature, among others."
GENERAL INFORMATION: Vancouver E5-54 and Polonia Streets
Monday - Friday: 07:00 – 21:00. Saturdays: 09:00 – 12:00
DESCRIPTION:
"The Humboldt Association is a non-profit Ecuadorian-German entity, whose main objective is the contribution to the cultural exchange between Germany and Ecuador, as well as the promotion of the German language. The Association supports Ecuadorian artists by their own means, facilitating a platform for the presentation of its proposals. The "Casa Humboldt", as many know it, has a theater and an exhibition hall, where approximately 120 different cultural events are held each year ".
According to the service 593-2-2236 910 / 2548 480 / 2521 415
SERVICES: German courses, translations and workshops are offered. It presents emerging artists, showrooms, and extensive cultural programming to the public.
info@asociacion-humboldt.org.ec
It can be parked outdoors; or take the Qatar bus that goes along the Amazon Ave.
TARGET MARKET: Public with an interest in the German language, art and culture. Multigenerational.
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Instituto de Estudios Históricos de la Policía Nacional
PRODUCT:
The museum seeks to publicize the history of these law enforcement agencies that have been present for various times in the Republic of Ecuador.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Cuenca N3-86 and Mideros streets Tuesday to Saturday from 09:00 to 11:00 and 14:00 to 16:00
Free Admission 593 2 2280 995
inehpol@hotmail.com
DESCRIPTION: It is an entity under public law that contributes to the cultural enrichment of the members of the Police Institution, through documented and in-depth knowledge of the Ecuadorian police history.
SERVICES: Self-guided tours of the place are carried out.
TARGET MARKET: Students, teachers, researchers, people who like history. Family, friends, multigenerational.
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Itchimbía Cultural Center
PRODUCT:
Edificio de acero y cristal ubicado en el parque recreacional Itchimbía, empleado para exposiciones y eventos culturales de la ciudad.
GENERAL INFORMATION Iquique Street. Itchimbía Park
Tuesday - Sunday: 09:00 16:00 Free admission 593-2-322-6363 111
extensión:
itchimbia@gmail.com Take the Corredor SurOccidental bus to Itchimbía Park. It has a parking lot.
DESCRIPTION: "This is one of the examples of the large structures that were built in Europe at the end of the 19th century. The structure was implanted in the Historic Center of Quito and functioned as a popular market until the 1980s. In the early 2000s, the FONSAL of the Municipality of Quito decides to recover and restore this structure, and in 2004 they rebuilt it in the Itchimbía Park, which was in the process of regeneration as one of the best-known parks in the city. "
SERVICES: Cultural events and programs. Rental of spaces for RICE-type events (Meetings, incentives, conventions and events).
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in art and culture. Families, friends. Multigenerational.
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Kingman Gallery
PRODUCT: The Kingman Gallery is a space where the knowledge and work of the great Ecuadorian painter Eduardo Kigman is disseminated.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Juan Rodríguez y 6 de Diciembre Avenue
Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Outside these hours under reservation. Free Admission Soledad Kingman 593 2222 0610
galeriakingman@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION: Eduardo Kingman was a Lojan painter, with an American father and his Lojana mother. In 1938 he made his first exhibition in Bogotá, and in 1939 he was selected to paint the mural for Ecuador at the world fair in New York. Kingman was a man who had various interests, wrote about art, was engaged in carpentry creating furniture, sculptures, and a host of objects that can be seen in his gallery.
SERVICES: Guided and self-guided tours of the different rooms. You can also buy objects, paintings and souvenirs.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in painting, students, families and friends, multi-generational.
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La Ronda House of the Arts
PRODUCT: "It is located in one of the traditional neighborhoods of Quito, called" La Ronda ". This place, with its own history and tradition, was the southern limit and the entrance to the San Juan de Dios Hospital."
GENERAL INFORMATION Juan de Dios Morales 999 and Venezuela Streets
Tuesday - Saturday: 09:30 19:00, Sundays 09:30 - 15:00 Free admission Juan Carlos CoĂŠllar 593-2-2957939
elmetquito@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:
"In 2006 the former FONSAL (currently the Metropolitan Heritage Institute) began to rehabilitate the neighborhood, so the current House of the Arts was intervened." "The creation of a new Cultural Center is constituted as a meeting place for art, creation and promotion of cultural activities, rescuing Quito's identity and intangible heritage from the street. In this space, art exhibitions and culture in nine different rooms, here they offer artistic workshops for children, youth and adults, in addition to supporting community projects contributing to cultural enrichment. "
SERVICES: Self-guided tours of the showrooms. Artistic workshops.
It does not have a parking lot. You can park in the Ronda parking lot; or take the trolleybus to the Santo Domingo stop.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in art and culture. Multi-generational.
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Mariscal Sucre Cultural Center
PRODUCT:
"It is located in a hacienda house in the Parish of Chillogallo in the South of Quito, dating from the 18th century (1795), today converted into a site museum."
GENERAL INFORMATION: Marcos Escorza and Carlos Freire Streets. Central Park of Chillogallo
Monday - Sunday: 09:00 17:30
DESCRIPTION: "This historic building was built in colonial times, with the techniques and characteristics of the time, such as stone-based wooden pillars, corridors and paved patio, water bucket or cistern, external and internal supports and a design of stables and pens, features that make it considered as a national historical heritage. " "Here copies of autograph letters of Marshal Sucre are exhibited and portraits of General Sucre are exhibited."
Free admission 593-2-303-3007 - 3814550 ext. 4500 contacto.mbmariscalsucre@ culturaypatrimonio.gob.ec
You can park outside; or take the trolleybus to El Recreo station and from there the bus to Chillogallo.
SERVICES: Guided and self-guided tours of the exhibition halls, as well as civiccultural events.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in history, architecture, students, families.
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Metropolitan Cultural Center
PRODUCT: The Metropolitan Cultural Center is one of the most important historical buildings in the city, where important temporary exhibitions of both national and international artists are held.
GENERAL INFORMATION: García Moreno and Eugenio Espejo Streets
Tuesday - Saturday: 09:00 17:30 Sundays: 10:00 - 16:30 Free admission: Temporary showrooms and library Juan Carlos Coéllar
593-2-3952300
elmetquito@gmail.com It does not have parking. Closest parking lot CADISÁN; or take the trolleybus to the Plaza Chica stop.
DESCRIPTION: "The Metropolitan Cultural Center's mission is to contribute to the knowledge, valuation, promotion, enjoyment of heritage, various cultural manifestations and the generation and exchange of knowledge. The Metropolitan Cultural Center is located in what was historically the Jesuit headquarters in Quito " This place was transformed into a prison, a tobacco factory, the mint and finally the first library (one of the most important in America).
SERVICES: It offers temporary exhibition, the Federico González Suárez municipal library and other libraries of the Metropolitan Library Network, Alberto Mena Caamano wax museum and restaurant.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in art, history and culture. Families, friends. Multi-generational.
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MUSEUMS
Modern Art Museum
PRODUCT: It is a museum presents photography and painting sections for the delight of visitors. In this place there are important exhibitions, with the participation of national and foreign artists.
GENERAL INFORMATION 6 de Diciembre Avenue and Patria Av, Casa de la Cultura. Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Free admission
DESCRIPTION: EIn one of the best art galleries in the country, it houses works from the Republican Period, among which are the portrait, the landscape and the costumbrista themes, by important artists such as Antonio Salas, Luis Cadena, Joaquín Pinto, Juan Manosalvas, among others. It also has Ecuadorian works of the so-called "indigenismo", among which important painters from the mid-20th century stand out, such as Oswaldo Guayasamín, Eduardo Kingman, Diógenes Paredes, Alba Calderón, Piedad Paredes.
Patricia Noriega 593-2-222 1006
gestion.museos@casadela cultura.gob.ec
SERVICES: Guided and self-guided tours of the different exhibition halls, as well as its towers (special access with prior reservation); It has a space for selling souvenirs.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in Ecuadorian painting issues; students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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Museo Etnográfico Mitad Del Mundo
PRODUCT:
This modern museum is located inside the Equatorial Monument of the Middle of the World City, northwest of Quito.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Av. Manuel Córdova Galarza, km 13.5, San Antonio de Pichincha
Monday to Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. $5.00 Adults $2,50 Children and seniors Kathia Cruz 593-2-394 804 / 394 806 ext. 115
DESCRIPTION: The Museum has nine levels, a ground floor and a viewpoint. The visit begins on the ground floor in order to achieve an overview of the human, geographic and economic wealth of the country. In the upper part of it there is a 360 ° panoramic view from where you can see the Middle of the World Tourist Complex and the surroundings of the area.
SERVICES: You can make the self-guided tour of this complex knowing the ethnographic monument, as well as the pavilions and exhibitions that are mounted in this picturesque place that offers tourists an unforgettable experience and can also perform some demonstrations of effects that only occur in half of the world.
info@mitaddelmundo.com
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in issues of history, science, ethnography and art; students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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Museo del Pasillo
PRODUCT: It highlights cultural diversity for all musical manifestations and encompasses an overview of Ecuadorian music, with an emphasis on the hall.
GENERAL INFORMATION: García Moreno N2-04 and Bolívar street.
Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION: This museum is a public space for education, creation, research, dialogue, transmission of knowledge that revitalizes social memory, strengthens our identity, cares for intangible heritage assets related to music, the Ecuadorian corridor; strengthens critical thinking and values the works of our composers and musicians.
Free Admission
SERVICES:
593-2- 382-7000 Ext. 7090
Singing, piano, guitar, accordion, bandolin, harp and requinto classes are taught; hall dance is also taught. Guided and self-guided tours of the entire museum.
musmuseodelpasillo@presid encia.gob.ec
TARGET MARKET: Suitable for tourists who like the musical genre of the corridor, cultural activities and the musical history of Ecuador. Family, friends, multigenerational.
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Museo Franciscano Del Padre Almeida
PRODUCT:
The Museo del Padre Almeida operates inside La Recoleta de San Diego founded on January 29, 1597 by priest Bartolomé Rubio
GENERAL INFORMATION: Gral. Francisco Farfán and Chimborazo streets
Monday to Saturday from: 09:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. / 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 09:00 to 13:00 $ 3.00 Adults $ 1.00 children and seniors Priest Fray Marco Álvarez 593-2-3 173 – 185 marquios@hotmail.com
DESCRIPTION: There are works of great interest such as the beautiful pulpit of the Virgin of Chiquinquirá, the Christ of Father Almeida and the famous work of El Bosco, also offers a complete tour of the places of the convent such as the sacristy, the temple, the three courtyards, the Father Almeida's cell, the bell tower, the depths room and the refectory. Here we will find a great wealth in canvases and sculptures, works that carry the talent of the Escuela Quiteña.
SERVICES: Guided tours. The visit to this museum is an encounter with Quito art, beyond the consecrated names
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in issues of colonial art and history; students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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Musical Instruments Museum
PRODUCT:
In this museum you can find instruments from the pre-Columbian era and a collection of instruments from around the world.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Universitaria y Jeronimo Leiton streets, Graduate Scholl of the Universidad Central del Ecuador.
Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00 Free Admission 593-2-2523-710
DESCRIPTION: Pre-Columbian musical instruments stand out in the museum: whistles, quenas of human bone, quipas and ceramic flutes. Among the most symbolic of our aboriginal cultures, we find the condor feather and feather prowlers, decorated with beetle heads, and a good sample of pijuanos and pingullos, which have maintained their sounds through the centuries.
SERVICES: Self-guided tours of the museum to observe musical instruments.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in music topics: students; families and friends; multigenerational.
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National Museum of Biodiversity
PRODUCT: It is an Institution specialized in the investigation of biodiversity for its conservation.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Pasaje Rumipamba 341 y Av. de los Shyris - National Museum of Biodiversity Tuesday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $ 2.00 Adults $ 1.00 Seniors $ 0.60 children
Lcda. Carmen Ortega 593 2 2449824 593 2 2449825
info@biodiversidad.gob.ec
DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Biodiversity promotes, executes, and transfers processes of research, science, technology, and innovation of biodiversity and its components, to achieve the development of knowledge and the strengthening of the conservation, use, and sustainable exploitation of this strategic resource.
SERVICES: Guided and self-guided tours of the museum for the observation of biodiversity and knowledge of conservation. It also has books, collections and scientific publications.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in biology, paleontology and conservation issues, students, families and friends, multi-generational.
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CULTURAL CENTERS
Old Military Circle
PRODUCT:
The Defense Library, the Defense Museum Management and the National Academy of Military History operate in the Old Military Circle.
GENERAL INFORMATION Venezuela 10-34 between Olmedo y Mejía Streets
Tuesday - Sunday: 09:00 16:00. Free admission Heydi Espinoza. 593-2-2 570 123
hespinosa@midena.gob.ec It does not have a parking lot. You can park in the CADISÁN parking lot; or take the trolleybus to the Plaza Chica stop.
DESCRIPTION: "The Old Military Circle is considered one of the monumental buildings in the Historic Center of Quito. The building was built on the site of a house originally intended for the Juan Montalvo School. The design and planning of the structure were specifically aimed at satisfying social needs, for which at the end of 1917 the construction contract was signed with the Architect Francisco Durini Cáceres and the Engineer Augusto Ridder, construction began in January 1918 and took eight years. The building of the Old Military Circle reflects the style neoclassic". It currently functions as a museum.
SERVICES: Guided tours in the showrooms, as well as civic - cultural events.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in history, architecture, students and families. Multi-generational.
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Quito Astronomical Observatory
PRODUCT:
The Quito Astronomical Observatory, founded in 1873, during the presidency of Dr. Gabriel García Moreno, is one of the oldest observatories in America. Contributes to the scientific development of Ecuador.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Gran Colombia Ave. and Diez de Agosto Ave. Alameda Park Monday to Friday from 09h00 to 13h00 and 14h00 to 17h00; Saturdays from 09h00 to 14h00.
$2.00: Adults $1.00: Seniors $1.00: Children Ericson López.
DESCRIPTION:
Since its creation, it has contributed to the scientific development of various sciences in Ecuador such as: Meteorology, which preceded and gave rise to the current INAMHI National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. Seismology, which gave birth to the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School (the first seismological stations that started these studies in the country are still in the astronomical museum).
SERVICES:
Guided tours in the showrooms. Special speeches.
593-2-297 6300 ext 6801. 593-2-258 3451 ext 100.
TARGET MARKET:
observatorio.astronomico@epn.edu.ec
Tourists with an interest in astronomy and meteorology topics; students, families and friends. Multi-generational.
It does not have a parking lot. Nearest parking San Blas; or take the ecovía to the Simón Bolívar stop.
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Sita Art Cultural Center
PRODUCT: "Sita Art is a network founded on the principles of Ashtanga Yoga taught by the wise Patanjali and the Vaisnava culture."
GENERAL INFORMATION: Pasaje Rumipamba and Shyris Ave. (Fundación Mundo Juvenil, La Carolina park)
Thursday - Friday: 08:30 - 10:00, Saturday and Sunday: 08:00 - 17:00 (hours vary depending on the event)
DESCRIPTION: The Sita Art Cultural Center is a promoter of artists and cultural managers who share the philosophy of principles such as nonviolence, truthfulness, self-satisfaction and self-knowledge in order to achieve harmony in the relationship of the human being with the earth, his mind and heart.
SERVICES: Workshops. Yoga classes. Festivals. Movie screenings.
According to the event
TARGET MARKET:
098 423 9373
People with an interest in meditation, nature and outdoor activities. Family, friends. Multi-generational.
sitacultura@gmail.com
Take Ecovía line to the Bellavista stop. You can park at Parque La Carolina.
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Sucre´s House Museum
PRODUCT: This house is a place where they keep the personal objects and war memories of "Mariscal de Ayacucho" Antonio José de Sucre and his wife Marquesa de Solanda, Mariana Carcelén.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Venezuela and Sucre streets
Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 16:30 Free admission Haydi Espinoza 593 2 2288733
DESCRIPTION: In the Sucre´s House a museography is presented that relates the life of Sucre in a human and social context. The place keeps the personal objects and belongings of the "Mariscal de Ayacucho" and his wife Mariana Carcelén. The place is divided into two floors and a central patio with a traditional pool that shows an Andalúz-style colonial house.
SERVICES: Tours that relate the life of Marshal Antonio José de Sucre and his wife Mariana Carcelén, as well as recreational workshops aimed at the general public.
hespinosa@midena.gob.ec
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in historical issues, students, families and friends, multi-generational.
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The Retreat Retreat Palace Palace The
PRODUCT: "Built in 1908 to house the International Art Exhibition, which was held as part of the centennial celebrations of the First Cry for Independence."
GENERAL INFORMATION:
DESCRIPTION:
La Exposición S4-71 and Benigno Vela Strests, La Recoleta.
Free admission appointment.
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"The Retreat Palace was built in 1908, by the President of the Republic, Eloy Alfaro, to host a National Exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the country's First Cry for Independence. On August 10, 1909, the building in an official act that was attended by the civil, military and ecclesiastical authorities, in addition to the Quito aristocracy of the time". Nowadays, the building houses the dependencies of the Ministry of Defense of Ecuador.
Haydi Espinoza. 593 2 2951602.
SERVICES:
Guidance service is offered.
hespinosa@midena.gob.ec It does not have a parking lot. you can take the trolley bus to La Recoleta stop.
TARGET MARKET: Students, teachers, researchers, tourists with an interest in history, families and friends. Multi-generational.
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Tianguez Cultural Center
PRODUCT: The TIANGUEZ Cultural Center offers its visitors the possibility of taking a tour of diverse, multiethnic and multicultural Ecuador, based on its artisan pieces for sale to the public.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Sucre and Cuenca streets. San Francisco square
DESCRIPTION: TIANGUEZ is a fair trade venture, carried out by the Sinchi Sacha Foundation, constituted by solidarity companies, aimed at generating income for the low-income population, through the marketing of handicrafts with identity, here are artisan products to the sale.
Sunday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Free admission
SERVICES:
593-2 2570 233Â 593-2 2595 432
TARGET MARKET:
tianguez_reservas@hotma il.com
Students, professionals, researchers, history lovers, families, friends, multi-generational.
Tours of the Museum - Craft shop, cafeteria service and craft fairs.
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Trude Sojka Cultural House
PRODUCT:
"The Trude Sojka Cultural House and its showroom" From the Holocaust to Universal Peace "pay tribute to the Czech-Ecuadorian artist Trude Sojka".
GENERAL INFORMATION: Pasaje Müller N-24 569 y Coruña Streets
DESCRIPTION:
$5.00 Adults $3.00 Children and Senior
"Trude Sojka, a holocaust survivor who arrived in Ecuador shortly after her liberation from the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1946, and lived in this country until her death in 2007. The cultural center offers a space and program to establish a culture of peace, based on harmonious coexistence between the diverse peoples and cultures of the earth. "
593-998733572 / 2224072
SERVICES:
By appointment 10:00 13:00 and 15:00 - 17:00
casaculturaltrudesojka@gmail. com
The museum does not have a parking lot. You can park outdoors, blue zone; or take the Victoria Colón - Camal bus.
Museum from the work of Trude Sojka. Temporary exhibitions. Library and bookstore. Art and language workshops. Conferences.
TARGET MARKET: Tourists with an interest in history and sociology; students; families and friends. Multi-generational.