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Ethnography Museum in San Borja

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Ethnography Museum in San Borja
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Ingavi, La Paz, Bolivia, San Borja

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Small ethnography & folklore museum in an 18th-century building featuring an array of artifacts.

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Isaac Dugdale
11.09.2022
5

Really great collection, huge! Both ancient objects and contemporary fashion, lots of info on how people lived. Fantastic stuff

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Andres Ramos
09.24.2022
5

Beautiful museum, laid out really well and very clean displays. The explanations were great, the variety of artifacts made it very worth it.

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Luciano Classical Guitar
09.10.2022
5

One of the best museums when it comes to Andean culture. The museum is at an international standard and its a must see.

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Eoin Doyle
09.09.2022
5

Really interesting museum.

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Yannic Neuert
07.15.2022
4

Interesting museum with many things on display. Having some information in English would be nice.

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gwrthwynebiad
06.29.2022
5

Beautiful building and interesting exhibitions, definitely worth a visit. My favourite was the mask room but there is a lot more to explore. Coins, feathers, caps, textiles... Special thanks to Mari who speaks very good German and patiently guided me trough the whole museum.

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Daniel Bala
06.13.2022
5

Probably one of the best museums I’ve been to. I thought it looked a little small from the outside, but it’s actually huge. My favourite parts were the videos, the masks, and the photographic exhibition

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Maurice Riordan
05.29.2022
5

Excellent museum, really gives you a feel for the ancient cultures of the area.

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Dario Ricardo
05.28.2022
5

Une of the nicest museums in La Paz

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Clem H
05.05.2022
5

Excellent museum, very well built. Be careful, there are 3 floors with 8 exhibitions, so it will take you 2+ hours to admire it all. English explanations should be available through qr codes.

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Pedro Ignacio Torre
05.05.2022
5

Educational, super clean, organized! Must go in La Paz

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Stefan Maier
05.04.2022
5

Wow, the mask collection is absolutely mind-blowing! Only downside: Everything is in Spanish. So worth the 20Bs entrance.

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Camila Frota
05.02.2022
5

Fantastic experience

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tomer nechmad
04.06.2022
2

Most exhibits are replicas, and there is no English anywhere in the museum.

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Charles Veilleux
03.01.2022
5

Amazing

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Ariana Quino
01.25.2022
5

Amazing experience, 💯 recommend.

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Yecid Ortega
09.09.2021
4

Great place to know about Bolivian ethnic culture.

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Eunjin Kim
03.06.2020
5

A finely curated museum with a huge display of traditional masks, costumes and hats. A lot to see and very clean and modern. Worth the 20 bolivianos for sure!

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Ricardo Ribeiro
02.13.2020
5

Outstanding! I entered with no expectations, just because I had some time to waste. I didnt even bought the ticket with the right to take pictures. Big mistake. In such a way that I consider buy a second ticket and go for another round. The masks exhibit as well as the feather decorative objects exhibit are a total blast. But the other rooms are good too and the building worth a visit by itself.

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Henriette Stierlin
02.08.2020
4

This is absolutely perfect. Outside looks like a small old colonial house, inside a gem. The modern part is inside, huge and well done. The exhibitions are exquisite.

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Nicole Torres
01.10.2020
5

They renewed their display and it looks fantastic, its a very complete collection

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Harry Kerr
11.05.2019
5

Massive museum with a complete collection of items. The mask section was the highlight for me

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V C
09.20.2019
4

Small but underrated museum. Costs 20 BOB for foreigners to enter and an extra 20 BOB to take photos. The masks gallery was the highlight but feathers section also lovely. Captions are only in Spanish. Staff are very friendly.

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Matt
09.15.2019
4

A lot of interesting items but no English descriptions

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Jamey Anderson
08.24.2019
5

Wonderful series of exhibitions on Bolivian culture and history.

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Antonio J. Garcia Capote
07.15.2019
5

Very interesting place!!

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Tanja C
05.19.2019
5

Very interesting and well organized

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James D
04.01.2019
5

Great museum, if your Spanish is not up to reading captions then ask for a guide. They are excellent and free.

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Hans Rossing
03.06.2019
4

Nice museum with masks from last 200 years. The previously were in Sucre.

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Justin Beats
02.24.2019
4

Interesting and wide ranging exhibits giving a great overview of signifiers of Bolivia’s culture. 4 stars only because exhibits would be farther reaching if translated to English. More a slight on my lack of Spanish.

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Vitor Dal Pra
02.10.2019
5

The visit was amazing, with a free tour guide that tells the Bolivian ethnic history trough themes such as Masks, Feathers, Minerals and etc. Worth the visit.

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Cesar Montaño
11.03.2018
4

A place where you can go see diferent art

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Maddy Benítez
09.14.2018
5

small and cute

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Federico Fortún
08.25.2018
5

A great place to get in contact with the several cultures in Bolivia. Their masks exposition is amazing and a must see. Their fabrics collection is great too. Highly recommended

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Christian Smed Rasmussen
07.10.2018
4

Really nice exhibitions. Just to bad all information only is in Spanish.

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Israel Calderon
06.05.2018
5

Incredible, if youre looking to learn about Bolivian history, traditions and its culture, look no further, this place has it all.

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Wayne Carrigan
05.23.2018
5

What a suprise! Wonderful museum and way bigger inside than it appears from the street.

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Abel Martin
03.23.2018
4

Good value for money. Amazing insight into the variation of the indigenous populations in bolivia. Clean toilets. Only downside no english translation

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Drew Jennings-Grisham
01.27.2018
4

Exelent layout and very interesting stuff. I would have liked a little more explanation of the cultural and historical context of the items displayed.

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Steve Li
12.26.2017
5

Amazing collection. And clean restroom. No English translation tho.

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Thibaud Monfourny
12.15.2017
5

Very intersting museum located in a beautiful old buildingI particularly recommend the room with costumes and the one with the chullos.

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Mat Ladley
10.18.2017
3

Good if you havent done many other museums in south America

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Marianne Durette
09.17.2017
4

Great exposition! The artefacts are worth to go check! But no English translation, only Spanish.

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Juan Pablo Alvarez Kawai
07.14.2017
5

One of the most beautiful museums in Bolivia. A beautiful display of our culture and history.

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Lola Camila
06.08.2017
5

This is a beautiful museum, it is cheap (locals 5bs and foreigns 25bs), if you want to take pictures youll have to pay 25bs extra and Tuesdays are free for locals. It is bigger than you can see, 2 or 3 hours.

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Cuong Huynh
03.14.2017
4

Pros: Bigger than it looks, cheap entry fee, a little bit of everything

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Courtney Brady
03.13.2017
4

Very nice museum and very well done. We were very impressed.

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Mary Ann
10.29.2016
5

Very big and detailed museum. Very well presented with a lot of information and different sections.

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Fawaz Home
10.27.2016
4

A lot bigger than you think its going to be. A lot of museums seem to focus on post Spanish invasion of South America. This covers from earlier to modern times.As an English speaker, struggled a bit, as everything is in Spanish- relied on google translate.

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Pale Angel
08.11.2016
5

This place is good! Interesting!

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Ethnography Museum in San Borja

Ingavi, La Paz, Bolivia, San Borja

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