Visit Museums of Costa Rica

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We continue with the list of the most important museums of Costa Rica.

San Jose

Children’s Museum:

Located in the building that for many years was the Costa Rica Central Penitentiary. It was later, with consultation from the Children’s Museum of Caracas, Venezuela redesigned into a modern museum, specifically for children of the whole world.

Tel. (506) 2258.4929

Museum of Contemporary Art, Drawings and Models (Museum of Contemporary Art and Design):

Founded in 1994, this museum is dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of new tendencies in art and design from the Central Region of America. Located among the installations at the old National Liquor Factory, is a zone of great architectural heritage that dates to the XIX century. This complex of buildings, after a radical renovation in the 90’s, was converted in 1994 by the National Cultural Center (CENAC, acronym in Spanish), belonging to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Costa Rica

Teatro Nacional (National Theater):

Completed in 1897, its construction was financed by the coffee producers of Costa Rica. It is located at the center of San Jose at the Plaza de la Cultura, between Central Avenue and Segunda Avenue. This is Costa Rica’s main cultural center. World conferences, national prizes for art and culture, symphony orchestras, Costa Rican and world theatre and dance companies are presented within its walls. It has three visual arts exposition halls.

Tel: (506) 2257 7202 / 2257 9370

Fax: (506) 2257 8702

Dr. Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia Historical Museum:

Located in San Jose on 11th Avenue between 25th and 27th Streets at 100 meters towards the extreme east and 100 towards the extreme north of the Santa Teresita Church. It is named after the country’s ex-President (1940-1944), who has been honored with the title of Benemerito de la Patria (National Hero of the Country. Great social reformer of Costa Rica. The museum’s mission is to recuperate, preserve and, reveal the value and, above all, the historical importance of the life and work of Dr. Rafael Angel Calderon and to contribute to the cultural formation and education through diverse cultural events to maintain a stronger relationship and a better interchange with the national community. Entrance is free.

Railroad Museum of Costa Rica

Railroad Museum:

Located on Third Avenue on 19th street. One can discover Costa Rica’s railroad history inside, mainly through old photographs

Railroad Museum of Costa Rica

Postal, Telegraph and Philatelic Museum:

Located in San Jose between first and third avenues on second street. It has a large amount of stamps and an ancient telegraph equipment. It shares the building with the Costa Rica Post Office. It has been restored and declared a historical landmark of the city

Tel: (506) 2223 9166 -

Fax: (506) 2223 6918

La Salle Museum of Natural Sciences:

Situated south of San Jose, at the extreme south of the La Sabana Park, ex La Salle University. It offers a gamut of 55,000 local species of ornithology, entomology, mollusks and taxidermy.

Tel: (506) 2232 1306

Fax: (506) 2231 7898

Images: GGM

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