museum el ceibo

My husband and I were lucky to have a guide to ourselves that was able to answer all the questions we had about the artifacts. I really enjoyed the pipes, cooking utensils, musical instruments and jewelry (including actual tribal ear 'gauges'- pretty cool) and my husband liked the pottery in the shape of faces or animals. It's a small museum but there is a lot of really neat stuff displayed.

We did both the money museum and the ceramic museum, each with a separate modest entry fee. Interesting enough to worth the time and small fee.

Enjoyed both museums next to each other. One is a numismatic and the other shows all the artefacts found on Ometepe.Fascinating and well worth a visit.

We stumbled upon this little gem while roaming the island on an ATV and figured why not. While expensive for Nicaragua ($8 us per person) the information was very interesting, although I would recommend to come with a few questions in mind. The bilingual guides are well informed and can tie questions into the coin and pottery museum.

Amazing samples of the precolombian different periods. It will be better if you can read about the precolombian cultures involved.

The museum offers a knowledgeable guide that works for them. They have very interesting and vast collection of artifacts in relation to the history of Ometepe Island. So for people that are into history and arqueology is an interesting museum to explore.

When we visit the place, had no expectations of this place, but to be honest was amazing to see that the place was full of really cool pieces and the most surprising thing was that the owner is the one who collected all of them. I know for fact that Ometepe is full of this artifacts under the ground and incredibly people still nowadays keep digging on their gardens and find pieces.

this wouldn't have been as interesting as it was to me if it weren't for my guide Arcelia from Ometepe secret adventures. I believe the Museum could be made much better if they had audio guides or something like this -- but maybe they do it so you book a local guide? The offer great prices are knowledgeable, so take the plunge, book a local guide and visit this small, albeit interesting museum.

My wife and I visited in August 2014. Our giude took us here as a first stop on our tour of Ometepe Island. My wife and I normally do not like museums. But we went anyway. What a pleasant suprise. It cost $5.00 USD per person to enter. We teamed up with a guide who spoke perfect english.The first part of the museum was the pre Columbian artifacts. These artifacts were discovered and dug up from various parts of Ometepe Island. The time frame is 800 B.C. until 1650 A.D. This time frame was relevant to the time of Christ. The collection is extensive, well preserved, and well displayed. It is so extensive it is hard to believe that the collection is where it is. It took us about 30 minutes to view the artifacts. The next stop was the money museum. This was also very interesting. The money display spanned the years of the early 1800's until present. It is interesting to see as a Country's history changes so does its money. When Nicaragua had its problems in the 80's there was great inflation which was reflected in the money. We spent about 20 minutes in the money section. We took a small tour at our request to see the grounds and the rooms. This is a very nice place. I would suggest a visit here. It was fun.

Interesting artifacts and excellent tour (in English) by Joel - also saw that try have nice hotel rooms with AC and clean modern bathrooms for under $70 a night

I love museums and this little one has some very interesting artifacts. The artifacts don't have much information displayed, so it's definitely best to have a guide show you around.

El Ceibo is a wonderful museum located on the Island Ometepe in Nicaragua. The island itself must have been perceived as a sacred landscape in Pre-Columbian times with two volcanos rising majestically from the lake.The museum's collection, which has been curated by the friendly and welcoming director, Moises, and local archaeologists, reflects the Pre-Columbian material culture of the island. It encompasses an astonishing variety of ceramics, deposited on the island by ancient settlers of or visitors to the site, reflecting the artistic interchange between Mesoamerica and Central America. Certainly a must see! If you have a few days, you might also consider staying at the hotel located on site.

This is a wonderful museum very interesting and not expensive! I leaned a lot !This is one of those things you just have to do!

I took the tour of the museum, and was amazed at the artifacts and history of the island. Our guide was well informed and his English was outstanding. And according to one of the women in our group, the restroom is one of the best on the island.

This little museum is definitely worth a visit. It has 1,500 items, all appropriately grouped and presented. Our guide was most informative and engaging.