Aurelio Espinosa Pólit Cultural Center

Aurelio Espinosa Pólit Cultural Center

The Centro Cultural Biblioteca Ecuatoriana Aurelio Espinosa Pólit is a “secret” museum that even many Quiteños (residents of Quito) are unaware of. It is a former Jesuit boarding school, initially converted into a library and now a cultural center. From the outside, it looks like an isolated mansion shielded by high walls, but inside, it holds true treasures of Ecuadorian history and literature — some of them rather macabre. The museum has 12 ro…