NATIONAL MUSEUM

The National Museum is located in San José, Costa Rica, 17th street, Central and 2nd Avenue, in Cuesta de Moras, east side of Plaza de la Democracia. It saw the light by the end of the XIX century, encouraged by the liberal project of "order and progress" that reorganized national culture by means of changes in education and the development of institutions with cultural and scientific purposes... More

Open from Tuesday to Saturday - 8:30 a.m. a 4:30 p.m. 
Sunday - 9:00 a.m. a 4:30 p.m. 

CENTRAL BANK OF COSTA RICA MUSEUMS

The Central Bank of Costa Rica concerned about the cultural and archaeological heritage of Costa Rica, formed the collection of pre-Columbian gold between 1950 and 1974. At the same time boosted its collection of coins and began to acquire works of national art. Initially created a public gallery in the main building of the Bank, but when the collection grew, it was decided to build a museum... More

Open Every day from 9:15a.m. – 5:00p.m.

JADE MUSEUM - PRE-COLUMBIAN JADE

The pre-Columbian collection kept by the Jade Museum, is comprised of a wide variety of ceramic artifacts, bone, wood, shell and stone like statuary, grindstones, grinding hands, especially with objects made by specialists, from a variety of semi precious mineral known within the Costa Rican archeology and jades... More

Open:
Monday to Friday from 8:30a.m. – 3:30p.m.
Saturday from 9:00am to 1:00pm.

COSTA RICAN ART MUSEUM

The Costa Rican Art Museum leads the main activities related to the arts in Costa Rica; collects and exhibits works of national and international artists, plastic confrontation and stimulates critical thinking and contributes to the formation of the public who visit through educational and recreational programs.

Open:
From Tuesday through Sunday - From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.