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Discover the best museums in Vélez and find out about the things to see and to do, exhibitions, opening hours, prices and discounts in the list of museums in Vélez, or apply filters and navigate through the map.

Vélez is a historic municipality located in the Santander Department of Colombia. Founded in 1539, it is notably one of the oldest Spanish settlements in Colombia.

The town is particularly known for its production of bocadillo veleño, a traditional sweet made from guava paste that has become a significant part of Colombian culinary heritage. The municipality maintains much of its colonial architecture, with traditional whitewashed buildings and red-tiled roofs characteristic of Spanish colonial style.

The area around Vélez is known for its rich agricultural activities and the preservation of cultural traditions, including the development of tiple music, a distinctive Colombian musical style. The town regularly hosts cultural events that celebrate its heritage and traditional crafts.

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Exhibitions in Vélez

This is a selection of exhibitions in and around Vélez. Both current temporary as well as permanent exhibitions are listed. Visit the page of a museum to find out more about their activities and exhibitions. Want to know what is on display in Vélez? The following exhibitions are on display:

Vélez discounts and discount cards & passes

Unfortunately we don't know about any discount passes in Vélez.

Reviews

This is what people say about museums in Vélez.

  • British Motor Museum
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    Carl about

    British Motor Museum

    Have taken my children many times over the years and now take my grandson. He loves it and is so excited to go as much as possible. The staff are amazing always friendly informative and helpful. There's so much to take in and discover with the histo

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      •  Oct 28, 2023
  • British Motor Museum
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    Janet about

    British Motor Museum

    This is the second time we have been in the last couple of months with our grandson. We had the most amazing time viewing so many exciting cars from The Queen and other icons like James Bond and so many more. Both times we were so lucky to spend time

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      •  Oct 28, 2023
  • Kensington Palace
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    john about

    Kensington Palace

    A great visit to K.P A special Thank you to Kenny. ( Security) for his kindness ,cheerfulness and Help in assisting me with my disability. a true Star

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      •  Oct 26, 2023
  • Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof
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    Pedro about

    Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof

    Small museum in the historic centre of Maastricht and in an historic house adapted for a photographic museum. Current exhibition in October 2023 was very interesting and photos are very well placed in the different rooms. ceratinly deserve a visit.

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      •  Oct 25, 2023
  • Bonnefanten Museum
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    Pedro about

    Bonnefanten Museum

    Very good museum mixing the old and the modern. Excellent collection and exhibitions.

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      •  Oct 25, 2023
  • Fries Museum
    Karel
    Karel about

    Fries Museum

    This review is written in another language.

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      •  Oct 19, 2023
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    James about

    World War 1 Remembrance Centre

    This was my second visit with my 94 year old friend. Her father and my grandfather both endured this horrendous war. The lighting and the musky smell of the museum adds to the realism of what it must have been like to suffer trench warfare. The museu

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      •  Oct 19, 2023
  • Museum of Carpet
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    Jackie about

    Museum of Carpet

    We took two parties of school children to the Museum of Carpet this week. The children had an amazing time stepping back in history and learning about their local area. The staff and volunteers were very well prepared for our visit and most enthusi

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      •  Oct 18, 2023
  • Milton Keynes Museum
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    mary about

    Milton Keynes Museum

    Daventry Demcafe memory support group visited the Milton Keynes museum yesterday. Oh what a joy to visit, a truly wonderful hidden treasure in the beautiful countryside of Wolverton. So much to see, learn and in our case reminisce and talk about, the

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      •  Oct 18, 2023
  • Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
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    JE about

    Wereldmuseum Amsterdam

    Not much to see really. In as much as the space is used, it's very ideologically driven woke-content. Too bad, it used to be a rather interesting museum with lots of artefacts on display... Spend 30 minutes max so not really worth the entrance

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      •  Oct 17, 2023
  • Swansea Museum
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    Sreemali about

    Swansea Museum

    This is is a best museum ever

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      •  Oct 16, 2023
  • G
    Geert-Jan about

    Metropole Druten

    This review is written in another language.

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      •  Oct 14, 2023