Museo de la Ciudad (Museum of the City), Quito

The Museum of the City (Museo de la Ciudad) is the first museum that illustrates everyday life in Quito through the centuries. The museum is housed in the former Old Saint John´s Hospital, a stunning sixteenth-century building, and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

In 1998, the building was transformed into a museum, which opened to the public in April 2010. The museum has an impressive collection and a variety of exhibitions, providing details on traditions, legends, cuisine, dress, activities, events, daily objects, and much more.

Besides pre-Columbian art, there is a section dedicated to the colonial regime. These are 1500-1700 rooms, and they depict the colonization by the Spanish. Catholicism and how it shaped Ecuador is shown in great detail as well.

Finally, there is a section dedicated to the history of the Old Saint John´s Hospital and how the hospital treated diseases and provided health care to the city's inhabitants.