Museo de America

Well worth a visit! Beautifully presented pieces from all over Latin America in an extensive exhibition. I was warned that part of the exhibit is closed. Didn't feel like I missed much. And at 3 Euro entry not sure what others are complaining about. Wanted 60 cent back as a 20% discount?! Side note, had the best Porras con chocolate at a cart outside the hospital, 5 min up the hill.

A very important museum to visit if you spend any time at all in Madrid. Very uncomfortable but essential to understand the history. Really begs the question of whether it is right that these stolen items are in Spain as it feels that they should be returned to their homelands, but also a great opportunity to learn about ancient civilizations in the Americas.

Good mix of pre and post colonial art. All signage in español.

The museum is big so there are a lot of people allowed to visit, not too many people because admission is free on Sundays, I like the sofas inside because I would not feel good if I see too many spooky exhibits inside. Many exhibits are full of negative energy, so the pavilion puts a lot of sacred paintings or holy objects to check and balance them. Similar situations are more common in museums, so you can just appreciate their appearance. The staff didn't look too energetic guess it had something to do with the exhibits having too much energy. Very special museum and well worth exploring for those with strong energy.

The place to see indian artifacts in Madrid, not a huge collection but an interesting one nonetheless. Worth seeing even if only for one of the three remaining mayan codices.

Avoid. Very grumpy staff who will start strongly warning you about closing 30 mins before closing. 15 minutes before they will start physically ushering you out. Lots of friendlier places to go in Madrid.

Beautiful museum with a great collection of pieces of art from prehispanic American cultures. Easy to get to, and quite cheap. The Quimbayas treasures are amazing, but also the Madrid Codex, also known as the Tro-Cortesianus Codex, a significant and unique pre-Columbian Maya manuscript. The only problem is that the display is old fashioned and it turns the exhibition a bit boring. It desperately needs a new way to display the pieces of art to make it more engaging and interesting.

Beautiful museum. Really had nice time in there. So much interesting things to see. So authentic, so real. Brings you back in time through centuries.

2.5 stars I really wish I'd known ahead of time that nothing here was written in English. It seems like a cool collection with lots of historical explanations that I could only vaguely follow. It's probably worth a trip if you speak Spanish, but it's definitely not worth it if you don't.

This is a good museum (Spanish only other than a short English guide) that in a sparcly attended building documents one of the greatest conquests and destructive processes in human history. While they couldn't call it the "Museum of the Conquest" that is the topic here. While the treatment of native people is acceptable the critical edge of the avarice and greed of the Conquistadors seems subdued but what to expect from a museum in Spain - the country that took so much silver and gold and much more from Mexico, Central, and South America. For perspective it is worth visiting.

Fantastic museum! we all learnt a lot and most of us don't speak spanish... the building itself is worth a look around, clean grandiose proportions, beautiful staircase and arched ceilings that add to the elegance of the place. The exhibits are so varied and numerous, time flies and your hot afternoon has been well spent. Don't miss it!

Amazing collection, but not sure why some of these plundered treasures have not been repatriated. It could be called the Museum of Booty! It's a bit of a throw-back-- prepare to read Eurocentric wall text with outdated views about the conquest of the "new world" and overhear people talking about how the Spanish saved the savages in America...

This is a huge museum! It's not touristy at all which is always nice. Everything is in Spanish so I learned nothing. It was quite crowded when I visited (Heritage Day so it was free). But visitors were respectfully quiet, no camera-obsessed people (argh), no children running around. The museum is absolutely beautiful. If one of our museums in Ontario look like this, honestly... Just a note though: if you're not interested in the history of America (natives, hunting, slavery, religion), you should spend your precious tourist time somewhere else! Someone commented on the pedestrian-unfriendly path to reach here. The metro station is about a 10-minute walk to the museum. Google Maps will tell you to keep walking even though the path in front of you seems to separate and fork and spin around and fly to the sky. I walked on the South side of the path because I was visiting Museo Del Traje first. That path goes through a lot of greenery, which was heaven in the breezy morning. Until I reached Museo Del Traje and I was like, "Why does it smell like fertilizer** here?" Well, it was spring after all. **that's a nice way to put it The North side of the street Av Arco de la Victoria is confusing because it's not exactly straight. Still it's a nice pedestrian path that's bicycle-friendly and jogger-friendly. The walk to/from the station was WONDERFUL in the spring! Especially because this area is not that touristy!

Fantastic collection of artifacts from the Americas (mostly Latin America, but some Norte Americano as well). Would have been nice to have at least a small pamphlet or something in English or French or some other languages to point out highlights of the collection, especially since all signage is in Spanish. On the other hand, I was willing to put up with the lack of such amenities in exchange for a respite from the tourist hordes at the more famous Madrid attractions. You can easily reach the vicinity of this museum by Metro, but be prepared for a roundabout walk through some rather pedestrian-unfriendly road networks to get to the museum. Again, there is a lack of signage to help you find your way. But if you can find the museum, you will be rewarded by the blissful experience of being able to peruse its artifacts in detail without being pushed, shoved, jostled or crowded as you would be at many a European museum. Also, the museum is free on Sundays (otherwise a reasonable 3 Euro for adults). We went on Sunday and it was still uncrowded. One of the highlights of the collection for us was the display on ancient maps. Let's just say you can see why Columbus might have gotten lost using maps with this level of accuracy. But the maps are beautifully drawn and detailed! It was fun to pick out tiny American colonies from the 17th Century - back when New York was New Amsterdam!

If you're in Madrid for more than a few days this museum is worth visiting, especially if you are interested in Spanish and Latin American history. There are three floors of artifacts from the Inca, Maya, Aztec, tribes from the Amazon, and North America. I was impressed and would like to return again. I think admission is free on Sunday, not sure, but it was on the Sunday I was visiting.