Metropolitan Cultural Center

The Centro Cultural Metropolitano, in Quito

The Centro Cultural Metropolitano is a high cultural place of the historic centre of Quito, located in a history-laden building. The Quito audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this centre dedicated to art, memory and ideas.

A colonial building dedicated to culture

The Centro Cultural Metropolitano occupies a vast colonial building of the historic centre, which once housed a college then a university. Today, it welcomes and develops artistic expressions and ideas, through exhibitions, a library and museum spaces. A place of memory and creation, it testifies to the intellectual and cultural richness of Quito, in the heart of its old centre inscribed on the World Heritage list.

What to see

Here you discover exhibitions, a library and museum spaces, in a vast colonial building that housed a college and a university. The Centro Cultural Metropolitano illustrates the intellectual and artistic life of Quito. It is a stop for lovers of art and history, in the heart of the historic centre.

Practical information

The Centro Cultural Metropolitano lies in the heart of the historic centre of Quito, near the Plaza Grande, reachable on foot. The visit of the exhibitions and spaces follows its own hours and conditions, which vary with the programme. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Centro Cultural Metropolitano house?

Exhibitions, a library and museum spaces, in a colonial building that housed a college and a university, in the heart of Quito.

Where is the Centro Cultural Metropolitano?

In the heart of the historic centre of Quito, near the Plaza Grande.