THE MEDELLIN CULTURAL SCENE

History, music, painting, photography, sculpture, ethnography, natural sciences, technology: each is showcased in Medellín’s museums, which offer the visitor yet another window into this part of Colombia.

Many of these museums are housed in heritage buildings or architectural masterworks, making them even more of a must-see for tourists.

Among the most representative exhibition spaces are the Antioquia Museum, Maestro Pedro Nel Gómez House and Museum, Medellín Museum of Modern Art, El Castillo Museum, San Pedro Cemetery Museum, and Gardel House Museum.

The city also boasts more than 17 theaters, whose stages are graced by some 50 theater companies of local and national renown. The magnificent old houses in which some of these troupes are headquartered are designated architectural heritage properties, gracing tourist areas such as the Prado neighborhood or the city center: the Águila Descalza Theater, Matacandelas Theater, Exfanfarria Theater, and Pequeño Teatro, to name but a few.