Museums of Costa Rica

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There are a wide selection of Museums of Costa Rica due partly to its high education standards and its long history of peace and prosperity. Most of these museums can be found in the Central Valley (Valle Central), especially in and around the capital city of San José.

Some of these include:

  • Museo de los Niños (The Children's Museum), San José, Costa Rica
  • Museo de Oro Pre-Colombiano (The Museum of Pre-Columbian Gold), San José
  • Museo de Jade Fidel Tristán (The Fidel Tristán Jade Museum)
  • Museo Nacional (The National Museum), San José
  • Museo de Arte Costarricense (The Costa Rican Art Museum), San José
  • Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (Museum of Contemporary Art and Design)), San José
  • Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle (The La Salle Natural Sciences Museum), San José
  • Museo de Zoologia - Escuela de Biologia, University of Costa Rica, San José
  • Museo Criminológico (The Criminology Museum)
  • Museo de Insectos de la Universidad de Costa Rica (MIUCR) (The Museum of Insects at The University of Costa Rica), San José
  • Museo de Formas Espacios y Sonidos, San José
  • Museos de Numismática, Jaime Solera Bennett / Numismatic Museum, San José
  • Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle / Natural History Museum, San José
  • Museo de Cultura Popular, Heredia
  • Museo de Culturas Indígenas Doctora María Eugenia Bozzoli, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí
  • Museo del Colegio Superior de Señoritas / Women's Education and History Museum, San José
  • Museo Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia / Historical Museum, San José
  • Museo Filatélico y Numismático de Costa Rica / Philatelic and Numismatic Museum, San José
  • Museo Homenaje Joaquín Garcia Monge / Historical Museum, San José
  • Museo de Insectos de la Universidad de Costa Rica / Insects- Natural History, San José
  • Museo Nacional de Costa Rica / Archaeological, Historical and Natural History, San José
  • Museo Regional de Arte Costarricense / Regional Costa Rican Art Museum, San José
  • Museo Histórico Tecnológico del Grupo ICE / Historical Technology Museum, San José
  • Museo del Deporte / Sports Museum, San José
  • Museo Regional de Perez Zeledón / Archaeological and Historical Museum, San José
  • Juan Santamaría Museum, Alajuela
  • Museo Zoomarino, Heredia
  • Orosi Church & Religious Museum, Orosi
  • Insect Museum, Poás Volcano National Park / Parque Nacional Volcán Poás
  • San Ramón Museum / Museo de San Ramón, San Ramón
  • Museum of Popular Culture / Museo de Cultura Popular, Barva
  • Jewels of the Humid Tropics Museum / Museo Joyas del Trópico Húmedo, Santo Domingo de Heredia
  • El Mundo de la Tortuga, Las Tortugas, Playa Grande
  • Karen Mogensen Fischer Museum, Montezuma
  • Museo para la Paz, San José


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