This is a list of museum collections pertaining to the Muisca. Most of the Muisca artefacts are housed in the Gold Museum, Bogotá, the museum with the most golden objects in the world. Other findings are in the Archaeology Museum in Sogamoso and in the Archaeology Museum of Pasca. Few artefacts are on display outside Colombia. Most of the objects outside Colombia are tunjos; small offer pieces part of the Muisca religion.
Muisca museum collections
Museum City Country Number of objects Type of objects Notes Gold Museum Bogotá Colombia 1000s a.o. Muisca raft Muisca collection at the Gold Museum, Bogotá Archaeology Museum Sogamoso, Boyacá Colombia 3000 a.o. replica of Sun Temple Archaeology Museum of Sogamoso Archaeology Museum Pasca, Cundinamarca Colombia a.o. replica of Muisca raft, mummies Archaeology Museum of Pasca Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City United States 22 tunjos, pendants, mask, mold, handle, diadem Muisca collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas United States 21 tunjos, pendants, noserings, earrings, beads Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, Ohio United States 13 9 tunjos, 2 beads, 2 pendants Muisca collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Illinois United States 4 tunjos Muisca collection of the Art Institute of Chicago Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore, Maryland United States 2 tunjos Muisca collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art Brooklyn Museum New York City United States 2 tunjo & yopo tray Muisca collection of the Brooklyn Museum Dallas Museum of Art Dallas, Texas United States 2 tunjos Muisca collection of the Dallas Museum of Art National Museum of the American Indian Washington D.C. United States 2 tunjo & ceramic head Muisca tunjo in the National Museum of the American IndianMuisca ceramic head in the National Museum of the American Indian Yale University Art Gallery New Haven, Connecticut United States 1 pendant Muisca collection of the Yale University Art Gallery Princeton University Art Museum Princeton, New Jersey United States 1 tunjo Muisca collection of the Princeton University Art Museum Denver Art Museum Denver, Colorado United States 1 ceramic jar Muisca collection of the Denver Art Museum American Museum of Natural History New York City United States 1 tunjo Muisca collection of the American Museum of Natural History Hunt Museum Limerick Ireland 1 tunjo Muisca collection of the Hunt Museum - "possibly Peruvian" [sic] The Israel Museum Jerusalem Israel 1 pectoral Muisca collection of The Israel Museum British Museum London United Kingdom 2 tunjo & mummy Muisca collection of the British Museum
See also List of Muisca research institutes List of Muisca scholars Muisca
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