Museo de Artes Visuales, Colombia: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Museo de Artes Visuales is a museum in Colombia (Bogotá).

It is in Bogotá, where this site lists 62 more places to see, 2.2 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are 4.60613, -74.06712; the nearest main airport is El Dorado International Airport (BOG, Bogota), 14 km as the crow flies. How to get around Colombia (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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Run by

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

It is one of the Museums and art places in Colombia. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Museo de Artes Visuales is December to February and June to August.

There are about 12 h 16 of daylight all year round: this close to the equator the days barely change. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Colombia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Colombia

To enter Colombia there are 9 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid passport and onward ticket”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Colombia checklist. Currency: Colombian peso (COP); plugs: Type A and B · 110 V · 60 Hz (you need an adapter); emergencies: 123 for everything.

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Museo del Mar UtadeoMuseum117 m
• Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, BogotáChurch building in Bogotá, Colombia422 m
• Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las AguasNational monument of Colombia437 m
• Bogotá Museum of Modern ArtMuseum in Colombia501 m
• Planetarium of BogotáScience museum, Planetarium in Bogotá, Colombia688 m

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Colombia guide.

More in Colombia: Museums and art

• Gold Museum, Bogotá: pre-Columbian archaeology museum in Bogota, Colombia
• National Museum of Colombia: national museum
• Museo Botero: museum in Bogota, Colombia
• Museo Casa de Moneda: Colombian currency museum based in the city of Bogotá
• Medellín Museum of Modern Art: museum in Medellín
• Museum of Antioquia: national monument of Colombia

Every Colombia place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on its page.

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Keep reading

• Bogotá62 places to see in and around Bogotá, Colombia: Gold Museum, Bogotá, Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá, Monserrate. Best time: December to February and June to August.
• Museums and art78 places for museums and art in Colombia, from Gold Museum, Bogotá to spots hardly anyone knows. Best time: December to February and June to August. Each with its own
• ColombiaBefore travelling to Colombia: 9 things worth sorting out, each with its deadline. No visa is needed for tourism for up to 90 days, extendable to 180 per year.
• Where to travelPick what you fancy (mountains, beaches, museums…) and the months you have free, and Kokai tells you which countries to go to and what to see there.