Bolivia Guide
La Paz
Museo Casa Murillo
Address: Calle Jaen Opening time: Tues– Fri 9.30am–12.30pm & 3–7pm, Sat & Sun 9am–1pmPrice: $0.50
Inside the sumptuous mansion which was once the home of the venerated independence martyr after whom it's now named, the Museo Casa Murillo houses an eclectic collection ranging from colonial religious art and portraits of former presidents to artefacts used in witchcraft and miniatures from past Alasitas fiestas. Particularly interesting are a painting of La Paz during the siege of 1781, which gives a good idea of the size and layout of the colonial city, and a sixteenth-century version of the Roman Catholic creed, written in hieroglyphics on sheepskin, which was apparently used by missionaries in the conversion of indigenous people.