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Museo Nacional de Costa Rica

Coordinates: 9°55′58″N 84°04′17″W / 9.93278°N 84.07139°W / 9.93278; -84.07139
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National Museum of Costa rica
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
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Established1887 (at the Universidad de Santo Tomas);
1950 (current location)[1]
LocationCalle 17, between Central and Second Avenue
San José, Costa Rica
Coordinates9°55′58″N 84°04′17″W / 9.93278°N 84.07139°W / 9.93278; -84.07139
TypeNational museum
DirectorCristhian Kandler
Websitewww.museocostarica.go.cr

The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras. It moved to its current location in 1950. The museum holds the nation's treasures such as the memorial of Glory and is home to many historical documents of the nation's upbringing, significant events, and tragedies of the nation's past. Built in 1917, the Museum was originally used for quarters for soldiers and held barracks, and was used in the Costa Rica Civil War in 1948.[2][1]

Repatriation of artifacts

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The museum has received hundreds of objects in recent years from the U.S. as part of efforts to repatriate artifacts that were removed earlier from Costa Rica.[3][4]

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Ceramic objects, Pre-Columbian History
Diquis stone spheres, Pre-Columbian History
Gold eagle-shaped pendant, Gold Room
Colonial Room, History of Costa Rica
An archaeological piece.
Permanent exhibitions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b History of the National Museum Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine from the museum's website
  2. ^ Baker, C.P. (2005). Costa Rica. Dorling Kindersley Eye Witness Travel Guides. p. 70.
  3. ^ Magazine, Smithsonian; Davis-Marks, Isis. "Brooklyn Museum Returns 1,305 Pre-Hispanic Artifacts to Costa Rica". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  4. ^ Benzine, Vittoria (2024-04-19). "Costa Rican Museum Receives 395 Artifacts Repatriated From the U.S." Artnet News. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
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