Museo de las Americas

Great museum to visit while in old town. Eight exhibition halls covering many topics on history (aboriginals, African slavery, colonisation etc.), culture, and modern arts in the region. Most exhibits have English translation. Can easily spent two hours. Better call ahead to make sure the museum is open before heading over. There is a lunch break. Keep your receipt for re-entry.

An incredible journey through art of the Americas. If you are in San Juan, it's worth the visit, which will take anywhere from 45 min to 1.5 hours, depending on your interest level. Even the gift shop is unique and charming.

Amazing experience - 10/10 recommend if visiting San Juan 🌟 it’s a good mix of history (Indigenous, European and African) as well as contemporary with two exhibits by living Puerto Rican artists. Especially recommend on a rainy day since most activities here are outdoors - there’s even a cafe onsite in case you get hungry. They do take a break around 12 for lunch so factor that in (I grabbed a coffee and was able to reenter no problem). Beautiful works and rich history! 🇵🇷✨

Very pleased with the museum. Showed the Taino beginnings to colonization with the trans Atlantic slavery trade and post Jones Act life.

The exhibit on colonialism was deeply moving and highly impactful. I was there a week ago, and still thinking about it. Strongly recommend.

A little renovation going on but only 1 section was closed. Staff was friendly. Not a big museum but still enjoyable.

The first room has very informative displays on the history of the Caribbean. Really enjoyed that part. The rest of the rooms had various artifacts, current art, and the last looked interesting, but was brave new, so it didn't have the English translations done yet. Could get a lot from the Spanish, but by then we were tired and it was too much work to do all the translation.

A beautiful and powerful museum- educating and taking the visitor through the history of the island and its global impact. Excellent!