Museo de las Culturas Aborígenes

The Museum of Aboriginal Cultures in Cuenca holds a large private collection of pre-Columbian art spanning thousands of years of Ecuadorian history. Its galleries display ceramics, tools, figurines and ritual objects from a wide range of ancient cultures, arranged to trace the country's indigenous past through successive periods. Housed in a restored building near the river, it offers a detailed archaeological survey in an intimate setting. A small café and shop make it a compact but substantial cultural stop in the old town.