Which museums in Medellín to visit traveling in the city metro

Despite being many years old, it seems new because the paisas have taken care to take care of it, keep it clean, and organized, and taught the visitor the metro culture. It has stations signposted in Spanish and English, an integrated system of lines from north to south and from west to east, buses, and a railway, urban, and electric passenger tram, which operates through the center of the capital of Antioquia. So take the next city tour using it.

Metro in Medellín

Much of the tourist offer that the city offers you are museums, which is why you spend the first day visiting the most important ones and we recommend you take this tour of the city using the subway due to the proximity between them.

Go to the Parque Berrío Station and when you leave you will find the Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture, which is one of the most emblematic architectural landmarks in the country. The museum has a permanent exhibition of the life of Rafael Uribe Uribe, the Historical Archive of Antioquia, and other cultural treasures.

Its corridors, halls, and rooms are characterized by their architectural and artistic beauty. Its entrance is free and you can go up to the terrace to take pictures of that part of the center.

Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture in Medellin

In this same area, right next to this building, is the collection of sculptures donated by Fernando Botero that form the Botero square. It is an open-air art gallery with XXL-sized figures of people where you can take photos posing with them. At the end of the square is the Antioquia Museum, which exhibits more works donated by renowned national contemporary artists, and there is also an exclusive area for paintings donated by international artists. Its entrance has a value of 12,000 Colombian pesos (although the rate for foreigners is a little higher) and it is considered the most important museum in the entire city.

Botero Square in Medellin

Museum of Antioquia outside

Sculpture in the Museum of Antioquia

Doing the tour of the museums can take you about 3 hours and once you finish it we continue to learn more about the center of Medellín. When leaving through the square, the Carabobo pedestrian passage is in front, it is a walk on Carabobo avenue between Carrera 52 and 51. You will find a whole commercial area of San Andresitos, commercial buildings, libraries, and handicrafts. Two blocks away on Carrera 49 is Calle Junín, which is another of the well-known tourist parts of Medellín.

If you are going to be in the city for more than 3 days and you plan to use the metro system to get around, we recommend you get the "Civic Card"; It is a valid rechargeable electronic transport pass and it also serves you to use the public bicycles that are outside the stations at no cost.