Itinerary

1. Quito Museums Tour

   • Casa Museo Guayasamin
     • This tour will start at your hotel at 9:00 a.m.; we will take you to the Guayasamin Museum located at Bellavista Hill (Quito's Natural Viewpoint). Oswaldo Guayasamin was the most important painter from the XX Century. He worked all over the world and started his own collection that later he opened as a museum. By now, there is a special building that has been his dream for many years. It is well known as la Capilla del Hombre, where some of his work is exposed. Unfortunately, he only saw the start of his dream because he died at the US before the building was finished. In simple words, this place is the best modern art and contemporary museum in Ecuador. After this visit, we can add a delicious lunch in a local restaurant (please let us know in advance).
   • Banco Central del Ecuador
     • Then, we will visit another wonderful museum in Quito called Central Bank; it has a complete route, from the vestiges of the first inhabitants of Ecuador to the contemporary and modern art expositions. In this first archaeological room, there are pieces of pre-Inca cultures exposed: basic tools of stone and obsidian that are replaced with the most elaborate stone and ceramic utensils over time. From this period, very elaborate pieces were exhibited, especially ceramic. The Spanish conquest will come, so the next room talks about the Quiteña Art School developed by locals and Spaniards. This was a time of great artistic production, creating a syncretism between the Spanish Catholic and the mythical indigenous. The next and final exhibition refers to republican art, reflecting a time of political changes and struggles for independence. This is a great museum to learn more about Ecuadorian history through art. Finally, we will take you back to your hotel.