The Pamplona Colonial House Museum ( Spanish: Museo Casa Colonial de Pamplona) is a museum located in northeastern Colombia. It is one of the oldest museums in the department of

Norte de Santander North Santander (Spanish: Norte de Santander) () is a department of Northeastern Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela. Its capital is Cúcuta, one of the country's major cities. North Santander is bordered by Venez ...

History

The building is one of the oldest in Pamplona dating back to the early days of Spanish colonization. The structure of the building is of colonial architecture and was built in the 17th century. The building where the museum is located belonged to the director of the Colombian Liberal Party in

Santander Santander may refer to: Places * Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain * Santander Department, a department of Colombia * Santander State, former state of Colombia * Santander de Quilichao, a m ...

, Paulo Emilio Villar, this building was the residence of his daughters. The house was transformed into a museum by Departmental Ordinance No. 46 of 1960. The museum was inaugurated in February 1962, the opening ceremony was attended by President Aberto Lleras Camargo, as well as ecclesiastical authorities of Norte de Santander.

Collections

The museum has in its possession collections of historical objects. The museum contains pre-Columbian pottery and artifacts from indigenous groups of Norte de Santander such as the U'wa and Barí people. The museum also has a mummy and bones as well as objects of the

Chitarero The Chitarero were an indigenous Chibcha-speaking people in the Andes of north-eastern Colombia and north-western Venezuela. They were responsible for the death of the German ''conquistador'' Ambrosius Ehinger in 1533 by means of poisoned arrows. ...

culture. The museum also contains sacred art from colonial times. The museum contains exhibits about the

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as well as information about the early days of the establishment of the republic. The museum contains fragments of the Bolivar plane that crashed in Pamplona, as well as typewriters, oil paintings, coins and medals. The museum also exhibits photographs of the Thousand Days' War.

References

{{reflist History museums in Colombia Norte de Santander Department