List of Muisca museum collections explained

This is a list of museum collections pertaining to the Muisca. Most of the Muisca artefacts are housed in the Gold Museum, Bogotá, the museum with the most golden objects in the world. Other findings are in the Archaeology Museum in Sogamoso and in the Archaeology Museum of Pasca. Few artefacts are on display outside Colombia. Most of the objects outside Colombia are tunjos; small offer pieces part of the Muisca religion.

Muisca museum collections

MuseumCityCountryNumber of objectsType of objectsNotes
align=center Gold Museumalign=center Bogotáalign=center Colombiaalign=center 1000salign=center a.o. Muisca raftalign=center [1]
align=center Archaeology Museumalign=center Sogamoso, Boyacáalign=center Colombiaalign=center 3000align=center a.o. replica of Sun Templealign=center [2]
align=center Archaeology Museumalign=center Pasca, Cundinamarcaalign=center Colombiaalign=center colspan=2 a.o. replica of Muisca raft, mummiesalign=center [3]
align=center Metropolitan Museum of Artalign=center New York Cityalign=center United Statesalign=center 22align=center tunjos, pendants, mask, mold, handle, diademalign=center [4]
align=center Museum of Fine Artsalign=center Houston, Texasalign=center United Statesalign=center 21align=center tunjos, pendants, noserings, earrings, beadsalign=center [5]
align=center Cleveland Museum of Artalign=center Cleveland, Ohioalign=center United Statesalign=center 13align=center 9 tunjos, 2 beads, 2 pendantsalign=center [6]
align=center Art Institute of Chicagoalign=center Chicago, Illinoisalign=center United Statesalign=center 4align=center tunjosalign=center [7]
align=center Baltimore Museum of Artalign=center Baltimore, Marylandalign=center United Statesalign=center 2align=center tunjosalign=center [8]
align=center Brooklyn Museumalign=center New York Cityalign=center United Statesalign=center 2align=center tunjo & yopo trayalign=center [9]
align=center align=center Dallas, Texasalign=center United States align=center 2align=center tunjosalign=center [10]
align=center National Museum of the American Indianalign=center Washington D.C.align=center United Statesalign=center 2align=center tunjo & ceramic headalign=center [11] [12]
align=center Yale University Art Galleryalign=center New Haven, Connecticutalign=center United Statesalign=center 1align=center pendantalign=center [13]
align=center Princeton University Art Museumalign=center Princeton, New Jerseyalign=center United Statesalign=center 1align=center tunjoalign=center [14]
align=center Denver Art Museumalign=center Denver, Coloradoalign=center United Statesalign=center 1align=center ceramic jaralign=center [15]
align=center American Museum of Natural Historyalign=center New York Cityalign=center United Statesalign=center 1align=center tunjoalign=center [16]
align=center align=center align=center Irelandalign=center 1align=center tunjoalign=center [17]
align=center The Israel Museumalign=center Jerusalemalign=center Israelalign=center 1align=center pectoralalign=center [18]
align=center British Museumalign=center Londonalign=center United Kingdomalign=center 2align=center tunjo & mummyalign=center [19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Muisca collection at the Gold Museum, Bogotá
  2. Archaeology Museum of Sogamoso
  3. Archaeology Museum of Pasca
  4. http://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search#!/search?artist=Chibcha Muisca collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  5. Web site: Muisca collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston . 2016-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701203342/https://collections.mfah.org/art/search?culture=Muisca&artist=Muisca&show=50 . 2016-07-01 . dead .
  6. http://www.clevelandart.org/art/collection/search?collection_search_query=Muisca&op=search&form_build_id=form-3WgOItA0qaUGYiZm6xMQ6LfA3trcjs3GrhBh06xEja4&form_id=clevelandart_collection_search_form Muisca collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  7. http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/artist/Muisca Muisca collection of the Art Institute of Chicago
  8. http://collection.artbma.org/emuseum/view/objects/aslist/search@?t:state:flow=395c6803-4031-4c05-a034-029264622f68 Muisca collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art
  9. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/artists/17795/Muisca_Chibcha Muisca collection of the Brooklyn Museum
  10. https://www.dma.org/collection/search?color_hex_exact=%23edc9af&medium_exact=tumbaga&artist_creator_exact=muisca Muisca collection of the Dallas Museum of Art
  11. https://nmai.si.edu/static/exhibitions/infinityofnations/andes/178022.html Muisca tunjo in the National Museum of the American Indian
  12. http://nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/infinityofnations/andes/230920.html Muisca ceramic head in the National Museum of the American Indian
  13. http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/204992 Muisca collection of the Yale University Art Gallery
  14. http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/maker/15727 Muisca collection of the Princeton University Art Museum
  15. http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1986.102 Muisca collection of the Denver Art Museum
  16. http://images.library.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/40807 Muisca collection of the American Museum of Natural History
  17. http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hcm-309.aspx Muisca collection of the Hunt Museum
  18. http://www.imj.org.il/imagine/collections/item.asp?itemNum=534428 Muisca collection of The Israel Museum
  19. https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/themes/lost_kingdoms_of_south_america/muisca_and_tairona.aspx Muisca collection of the British Museum

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