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Although not its most modern museum, this is San Jose's best musuem. It houses a substational collection of pre-columbian artifacts along with colonial and national treasures. The museum is housed in the old Army headquarters. It's a Spanish-style courtyard building filled with displays of Costa Rican history and culture from pre-Columbian times up to this present time. Leave a Comment
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 these old barracks now house a
history collection by zrimLeave a Comment
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The National Museum is on the grounds of the old Army headquarters. It was converted into a museum after the Army was abolished. The museum is as interesting for its architecture as it is its collection of artifacts Leave a Comment Address: Calle 17 & Av Central
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 The National Museum of Costa
Rica by Stephen-KarenConn, 2 more photos
Among the most interesting artifacts we saw were mysterious intricate carvings thought to have been made by peoples who occupied this part of Central America before the Mayans.
The museum encloses an open courtyard from which there are beautiful views overlooking downtown San Jose and the mountains beyond.
Hours:
Tue-Sat 8:30-16:30
Sun 9:00-14:30 Leave a Comment Address: Central Ave. 15&17 Street, San JosePhone: 506-221-4429
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 Bullet holes on the wall of
Museo Nacional by mim95
I didn't have time to visit the museum. But for those who are interested in the history of Costa Rica, this is certainly a great place to explore for a small admission. Leave a Comment Address: Calle 17 between Ave Central and 2Directions: On the hill above Plaza de la Democracia
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As my backpack decided to take sightseeing tour to Houston I was forced to stay one day in San José. I didn't want to buy sun screen there knowing I had enough with me though not to be used at that moment. It was very hot and the sun was shining brightly so I decided to spend the day indoors. My choice was the National Museum - Museo Nacional. I am not by any means a person who likes to spend a lot of time in museums and trying to see as many of them as possible and I was not expecting anything from my visit to this museum, but it turned out to be very interesting and there was so much to see. At the time they had an exhibition, if you can call it that, of exotic butterflies, which I enjoyed very much. There was also an exhibition of African costumes, another interesting one for me. I also found other exhibitions most interesting. Pre-Columbian artifacts, colonial objects, religious art, minerals, fossils, gold, .....Not a bad way to spend a day after all.
Entrance fee $4 Leave a Comment Address: Calle 17 between Avenidas Central and 2Phone: 2571433Directions: Inside Bellavista Fortress, Plaza de la Democracia
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MUSEO NACIONAL (exhibits on Costa Rican archeology, colonial furniture, costumes and religious art), MUSEO DE ORO PRECOLOMBINO (a stunning collection of pre-Columbian gold pieces), MUSEO DE JADE (the world's largest collection of American jade sculptures) Leave a Comment
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The National Museum of Costa Rica has a great exhibition of history, archeology, geology, and Colonial life. Also some object of pre-Columbian art.
Closed on Mondays. Open from 8.30 to 5.00 Tuesday to Sunday.
If you are interested in pre-Columbian art, also go to see the Gold Museum! But, do this first. Leave a Comment Directions: downtown San Jose
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