museo naval del caribe

You can walk this museum alone or with a guide. A lot o history in this museum, I intend to see it again, as there was so much to see. Staff very friendly. Very.

Inexpensive 2 story museum, don't miss interactive submarine exhibit, cool place to spend an hour and get out of the heat

This 2 level museum is average. It chronicles many of the naval battles. There is very limited information in English. The highlight of the museum is that the second level balconies were excellent for taking photos of the buildings and street outside. Admission is 8000cop. The museum closes at 5.30.

The building is quite wonderful and the collection is extensive. I really like the exhibit on Columbia involvement during the Korean War. Nobody ever talks about this but here. It might help to speak or read a little Spanish. I don't either at all. This I think is the only place I have been where I wish that I did.

Not a lot of artifacts but some of the current displays give great insight into Colombia military history. Lots of museum is still being developed

Our tour included a Folkloric Show that turned out to be some hardworking street performers inside the museum. The museum is filled with interesting artifacts. I take pictures of both the displays and the information for translation later. The miniature ships and displays of Cartagena are well worth the effort.

In the museum corner close to gold museum, free and worthwhile, the museum of modern art, the inquisition museum, relatiivlely expensive and not much in it and all in spanishThe naval museum is on several floors with a lot of old and more recent exhibits. If you find this of interest go. It is not expensive. Local guides are available

Well I thought I would see at least a piece of a old ship, not the case. Most of this museum is of models of ships and of different routes for naval battles in miniature. Some cool canons and guns. Cost was $3 each so was still worth going.

Would have ranked a 5 if they had an English audio guide or signs in English. We were told they did have signs in English so we were disappointed.

This is one of the best Naval Museums you will find. The displays are interesting, informative and well done. A working knowledge of Spanish or an English speaking tour guide is helpful as all information at the Museum is in Spanish. The colorful displays give you an excellent understanding of the history of the Spanish and Colombian Navies. It is well worth the visit.

My expectations were not very high, to be honest. I love naval history but a lot of "naval" museums end up being mostly about maritime trade and shipwrecks, which, while not uninteresting, aren't the same thing. A lot also tend to be dusty collections of artifacts without much context or interpretation. The Museo Naval del Caribe, however, was fantastic. It covers pirate attacks, the building of fortifications in response, the founding of the Armada de la República de Colombia and its participation in numerous wars, including the Korean War. There is plenty of written description (almost entirely in Spanish) as well as artifacts, maps, ship models, and other visual aids. If you read everything it could take 2-3 hours to go through the museum. The only thing it lacks is a bookstore!

This museum is a historical museum that details the Spanish and Colombian Navy. There are very detailed and interactive exhibits on several battles. If you don't speak and Spanish there is still a lot of eye candy here but you won't be able to get the depth. I would reserve about an hour to see the museum. The building itself is like most of the old city a historical gem. The staff was kind and helpful. If you have any interest in the Age of Sail then this is a must on your itinerary.

A good museum to learn about the history of Cartagena. That said some understanding of Spanish is required to appreciate the exhibits and there is a quite a bit of reading required and no English translation available.

Piracy, colonization and settlement, the Bolivarian era and push for independence, the building of fortifications, this museum covers these and other themes with a variety of exhibits. It even has a diagram of the battle of Trafalgar.

The museum has two floors. The lower floor has pre modern exhibitions and the upper floor has modern exhibitions. What I thought was excellent were the large numbered diagrams replaying the battle scenes in the bays around cartagena - something I've not seen before in military museums. There's enough information to spend 4 hours in there, but it's all in Spanish. The building is also pretty