Day & multi-day tours · Private or shared [email protected]
3,800 Tours 166 Destinations 87 Countries
Voyzo
Quito

Quito Museums Private Tour: Guayasamín and Central Bank

Two of Quito's top museums, at your own pace with your own guide.

Private tour — just your group 4-6 hours Up to 25 guests Free itinerary changes Local expert guide
Free, no-obligation quote
  • Real pricing usually follows within a few hours
  • Private — your group only
  • Free itinerary changes
Get your price

Overview

A private museum tour covering the Guayasamín Museum, dedicated to the renowned Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamín, and the Central Bank Museum's collection of pre-Columbian and colonial art.

A private museum tour with the undivided attention of your guide, so you can move through the exhibits at your own pace rather than a group's set schedule.

Highlights

  • Guayasamín Museum See the life and work of Oswaldo Guayasamín, one of Latin America's most famous 20th-century painters.
  • Central Bank Museum Explore Ecuador's pre-Columbian and colonial-era art and artifacts.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

P

Pickup

Private hotel pickup in Quito.

1

Guayasamín Museum

See the life and work of Oswaldo Guayasamín, one of Latin America's most famous 20th-century painters.

2

Central Bank Museum

Explore Ecuador's pre-Columbian and colonial-era art and artifacts.

D

Drop-off

Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.

What's Included

A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel

What's Not Included

Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses

Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?

Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees

Important Information

Know Before You Book

  • Group size can range from 1 to 25 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
  • Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
  • Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.

Know Before You Go

  • We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
  • Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
  • Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.

Special Requests

  • Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
  • Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.

Frequently Asked Questions

No — your private guide provides context and history as you go, so it's accessible even without prior art knowledge.
No — construction began in 1995, but Guayasamín died in 1999 and the Capilla wasn't actually completed and opened to the public until 2002.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.

About This Tour

A private museum tour covering the Guayasamín Museum, dedicated to the renowned Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamín, and the Central Bank Museum's collection of pre-Columbian and colonial art. A private museum tour with the undivided attention of your guide, so you can move through the exhibits at your own pace rather than a group's set schedule.

Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919-1999) is widely considered one of the most important Latin American painters of the 20th century, and this tour's first stop is both his former home and his life's final, unfinished project. Near the end of his life he established the Guayasamín Foundation and donated his house, his personal collection of colonial and pre-Columbian art, and the bulk of his own work — more than 250 pieces spanning his early career through his later series 'La Edad de la Ira' and 'La Ternura,' plus over 1,000 drawings dating back to when he was seven years old — to Ecuador. His other project, La Capilla del Hombre ('The Chapel of Man'), is a purpose-built museum on a hillside in Bellavista overlooking Quito, designed to document human suffering and resilience across Latin American history through his art. Construction began in 1995, but Guayasamín died in 1999 before it was finished; the Capilla wasn't actually completed and opened until 2002, three years later.

The Central Bank Museum, housed within the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, holds Ecuador's national collection of pre-Columbian gold, ceramics, and colonial-era art. Its single most recognizable piece is the Sol de Oro — the Golden Sun of La Tolita — a pre-Columbian gold disc depicting a solar face that's famous enough in Ecuador to have become the Central Bank's own logo. Walking the gallery, you're moving through millennia of different Ecuadorian cultures at once: the pottery and metalwork trace back long before the Inca ever reached this part of the Andes, well before the Spanish colonial art displayed alongside it.

Not quite what you're looking for?

Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.

Free cancellation · Pay now or laterGet your price Request a Quote