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El Centro Cultural Metropolitano Frommer's Recommended

Hours Tues-Sun 9am-5pm
Location Corner of Espejo and García Moreno, In the Old Town
Phone 02/2584-362
Web site www.centrocultural-quito.com
Prices Free admission to the center; museum $1.50 (85p) adults; 75¢ (40p) students; 50¢ (30p) children and seniors

Frommer's Review

This mildly interesting museum is worth a visit if you love colonial art; otherwise, I recommend a visit only if you have an extra hour on your hands. The bustling museum is housed in a 400-year-old complex that contains several extensive public libraries, a museum, and performance spaces. The galleries on the main floor are used for temporary exhibitions and are free to the public. One of my favorite gallery spaces is the large open courtyard, covered with a high glass ceiling. Upstairs, you'll find the Museo Alberto Mena Caamaño. Few museums in the world can boast that they were both a prison and a university -- this museum is one of them. Instead of prisoners or students, however, this space now houses a modest collection of colonial art. Your entrance fee gets you a bilingual guided tour; the guide will also take you to the old Jesuit residences and the basement area that used to house the prisoners. There's a simple cafeteria on the ground floor that makes a good coffee-break spot.

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