List of museums in Ecuador
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As of the last comprehensive survey published in 2018, there were 175 museums in Ecuador.
National museum network
As of 2020, Ecuador's Ministry of Culture and Heritage administers a national network of seventeen museums through four institutions designated as core museums. The core museums are listed below in bold, before their respective subordinate museums:
National Museum of Ecuador, Quito
Imbabura Factory Cultural Complex, Atuntaqui
Esmeraldas Museum and Cultural Centre, Esmeraldas
Ibarra Museum and Cultural Centre, Ibarra
Camilo Egas Museum, Quito
Mariscal Sucre Cultural Civic Centre, Museum and Library, Chillogallo, Quito
Museum of Anthropology and Contemporary Art, Guayaquil
Lovers of Sumpa Museum, Santa Elena
Nahim Isaías Museum, Guayaquil
Presley Norton Museum, Guayaquil
Pumapungo Museum, Cuenca
Loja Museum and Cultural Centre, Loja
Riobamba Museum and Cultural Centre, Riobamba
Alfaro City Civic Centre, Montecristi
Manta Museum and Cultural Centre, Manta
Portoviejo Museum and Archives, Portoviejo
Bahía de Caráquez Museum and Cultural Centre, Bahía de Caráquez
The Ministry also administers the archaeological sites of Ingapirca and Hojas–Jaboncillo, both of which have site museums, through the National Institute of Cultural Heritage.
Other museums in Ecuador by location
The Ministry of Culture and Heritage published a directory of 175 Ecuadorian museums in 2018.
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