ran by nuns. The rest of the building is a school. It's very old fashioned in terms of its style and displays but there some fascinating artefacts . The shop is excellent for baskets and decorative items , Don't pass them up .,, get them from the shop as its unlikely you'll find find similar elsewhere and if you do... More

Could be better kept, and it shows the years, however, a nice collection of original items obtained from different Indio tribes of the Amazon region, and kept on display by the nuns in an annex to the school they run. It is a very educative insight into many utensils and other items of the regional amerindians.

Situated in a colonial house with wonderful wooden floors it offers a display of Indio artefacts. the old photos are fascinating, a bit old fashioned as a museum.

I liked the exhibits of daily life like fishing gear, hammocks and housing. There are many examples of masks, baskets, and other crafts. Downstairs, I bought a blowgun as a gift. We stopped at the museum on our way to the INPA Botanical Garden where agoutis and monkeys prowl the grounds. Admission was 2/$5. A guide is necessary to identify... More