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Fundación Municipal Turismo para Cuenca
Municipal Economuseum "Casa del Sombrero
Museum dedicated to the dissemination of the toquilla straws weaving memory in the city and the area.
•interest:
Culture
•altitude meters / feet:
2250
7381
/
•visit time:
min.
1
/ max.
2
hours
•type:
Manufacturing Industry
•kind:
Urban
•location:
Cuenca City
•country:
Ecuador
•friendly to:
Adults and Children
•relevant categories:
Within Cuenca's Historic District as World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO
ABOUT -
Municipal Economuseum "Casa del Sombrero
The Municipal Economuseum "Casa del Sombrero" has four permanent exhibition rooms where visitors can appreciate the art of weaving the toquilla straw hat through videos, photographic representations, objects and materials used over time for this artisan work , practiced since pre-Columbian times. It has two exhibition rooms and sales of hats and articles made of toquilla straw.