El Castillo Museum
El Castillo Museum and Gardens is a Colombian museum in the El Poblado district of Medellín. It offers permanent exhibitions of objects in porcelain and glass, stained glass, antiques, paintings, and sculptures, among other things.Photo: XalD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—noon and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in El Poblado, Medellín, Colombia
- Also known as: “Museo El Castillo” and “Museo y Jardines El Castillo”
- Address: 32-269 Calle 9 Sur, Medellín
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Natural swimming pool and Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport.
Natural swimming pool
Swimming pool
A natural swimming pool, also called eco pool or chemical-free pool, is a type of swimming pool that operates without an array of sanitation chemicals and that can be built with a minimum of materials. Natural swimming pool is situated 1½ km southeast of El Castillo Museum.
Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: SajoR, Public domain.
Olaya Herrera Airport is an airport located in Medellín, Colombia, that serves regional and domestic flights. Additionally, the airport is used by general aviation and features several hangars for charters. Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport is situated 4 km northwest of El Castillo Museum.
Medellín Museum of Modern Art
Museum
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Modern Art of Medellín is a museum of modern art in the Colombian city of Medellín. It was founded in 1978. Many artworks by Débora Arango, who was born in Medellín, are part of the museum's collection. Medellín Museum of Modern Art is situated 3½ km north of El Castillo Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Poblado and Guayabal.
El Poblado
Suburb
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Poblado is the 14th commune in the metropolitan area of the city of Medellín, Colombia. According to a 2005 census the population was 94,704, distributed among its land area of 23 km2, and by the year 2015, it had a population of 128,839.
Guayabal
Suburb
Guayabal is the 15th commune in the metropolitan area of the city of Medellín, Colombia. It is the city's 2nd least populated commune with 94,960 inhabitants as of 2016. Guayabal is situated 2½ km northwest of El Castillo Museum.
Envigado
Town
Photo: ChuliPichuli, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Envigado is a city and municipality due South of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. Envigado is situated 3 km southwest of El Castillo Museum.
El Castillo Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Medellín, Antioquia, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
6.19036° or 6° 11′ 25″ northLongitude
-75.56966° or 75° 34′ 11″ westOpen location code
67R65CRJ+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 369535843OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3329142
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“El Castillo Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “musée El Castillo”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo La Kastelo”
- French: “musée El Castillo”
- French: “Musée El Castillo”
- Spanish: “Museo El Castillo (Medellin)”
- Spanish: “Museo El Castillo (Medellín)”
- Spanish: “Museo El Castillo”
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Highlights include Museo el Castillo and Club Campestre.
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