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Presley Norton Museum

40 Reviews

#47 of 148 things to do in Guayaquil

Speciality Museums, Museums

Avenida Nueve de Octubre 200, Guayaquil 090150, Ecuador

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“Beautiful House, so-so museum”

The house that hosts this museum is a great reason to visit this location. The museum collection... read more

Reviewed 19 February 2018

flaneur40

New York City, New York

“Nice building with almost no museum”

I jotted down the address to this museum because Lonely Planet said it was free. After another... read more

Reviewed 9 February 2018

floridaleeman

Tampa, Florida

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4.0

40 reviews

Excellent35%
Very good46%
Average12%
Poor5%
Terrible2%

19 Feb 2018

“Beautiful House, so-so museum”

9 Feb 2018

“Nice building with almost no museum”

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Avenida Nueve de Octubre 200, Guayaquil 090150, Ecuador

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flaneur40

New York City, New York

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Reviewed 19 February 2018

Beautiful House, so-so museum

The house that hosts this museum is a great reason to visit this location. The museum collection is not breathtaking. There is a small display of ancient pottery, copper and stone from surrounding Ecuadorean areas as well as a temporary exhibit upstairs. But the reason...More

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floridaleeman

Tampa, Florida

4022

Reviewed 9 February 2018

Nice building with almost no museum

I jotted down the address to this museum because Lonely Planet said it was free. After another trip I got off on the wrong bus somewhere about Esmeralda, and some kind passers-by saw me with my map, and this guy offered to walk with me...More

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Errol P

Toronto, Canada

11833

Reviewed 8 December 2016

Superb Collection

An interesting and unusual collection of local ancient artifacts, the ones exhibited are the 120 or so best of a much larger collection, most of which are not usually seen. Small but very good. The attractive building is within walking distance of downtown (10-15 minutes).

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Adriana C

Guayaquil, Ecuador

102

Reviewed 23 June 2016 via mobile

The Best place to visit with family

It`s a very interesting museum, I have had the opportunity to attend different events, it`s a small museum with a lot of archaeological pieces from the Ecuadorian coast, whose aesthetic quality of the pieces exhibited dazzled by their beauty. The museum has an audiovisual room...More

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LAAH61

Guayaquil, Ecuador

2312

Reviewed 15 December 2015

very basic expo - nice house

it has a very small/basic collection of clay figures from aboriginal peoples of ancient Ecuador. but the house is an architectural icon of Guayaquil. It wont take more than an hour to see the exibit and of course the house.

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rrivadeneira

Guayaquil, Ecuador

6422

Reviewed 29 October 2015

For archaeological lovers only

This museum is great for archaeological lovers only. It possesses a large collection of pottery artifacts and figurines, videos and special events. That's about it. Parking is available in it's surrounding areas.

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rxcaballero

Lawrenceville

365

Reviewed 31 May 2015 via mobile

Great place, few art

The idea of a museum is great but few art on the exposition. For an arquitect is an impressive experience as the museum is on a house from the 50s. Spanish style is lovely.

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b1sally

105113

Reviewed 23 April 2015

Very interesting collection of pottery - small and free

The Museum has nothing to do with Elvis - it is a small collection of pottery collected from local architectural digs in Ecuador. There is no fee, BUT you must have your Passport or picture ID to get in. The building itself is a wonderful...More

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Jocelyn S

Magliano Sabina, Italy

290118

Reviewed 17 February 2015

Small collection

But interesting, in a beautiful old building. Quite a walk from the Malecon but go down 9th October Street and shop on the way.

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Gail L

Cortez, Colorado

222115

Reviewed 2 January 2015

Excellent small museum of prehistoric artifacts and cultures

This relatively new private museum is two plus miles north of the Malecon, so you may wish to take a cab. Housed in a lovely historic mansion, the pre-Columbian artifacts are well selected, and there is a video room as well. Presley Norton was an...More

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