Guayaquil Municipal Museum

Beautiful. I love that it's available for everyone to visit at no cost. They should take donations at the door to keep taking care of the art and offer community programming.

If you have an hour or so to spare this is worth a look. Sadly all the information is in Spanish so if you don't speak the language you don't get the full experience. There was a helpful guide who spoke English though and answered questions for us. There is a very interesting Natural History Section (if you don't mind seeing stuffed animals) and a lot about the history of Guayaquil illustrated with dioramas. There are also some shrunken heads...which are fascinating.

Free museum of Guayaquil history. There are lockers in the entrance for your stuff. Its a small museum, 3 floors, like an hour to walk it all exhibitions.

Guayaquil Municipal Museum is the oldest and one of the most important museums in Ecuador. It boasts a collection of artifacts and historical items that tell the story of Guayaquil, from its pre-hispanic roots to the 20th century. Its free.

A striking mural (1971) by local artist Jorge Swett (1926-2012) covers the exterior of the Museo Municipal de Guayaquil in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The well displayed collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts from the region includes three U-shaped Manteño stone seats.

I visited this museum looking for pre-Columbian items specifically Valvidia and Huancavilica cultures. Although the museum has a relatively small collection the items on exhibition are wonderful and worth to see. If you are interested in Ecuadorian anthropology this place is a must .

Very interesting. I just wish that they had English printed on the captions also. I could have had a much clearer understanding of everything.

Cool place to learn about the city. It is all in Spanish so you may need Google translate. But very interesting stuff! Plus it's free and air conditioned, so a great spot for an afternoon visit.