Pre-Columbian Gold Museum

Local nameMuseo del Oro Precolombino
LocationCentro Catedral, San José, Costa Rica

The Pre-Columbian Gold Museum is a museum in San José, Costa Rica. It is located in a subterranean building underneath the "Plaza de la Cultura" and is owned and curated by the Banco Central de Costa Rica. The museum has an archaeological collection of 3,567 Pre-Columbian artifacts made up of 1,922 ceramic pieces, 1,586 gold objects, 46 stone objects, 4 jade, and 9 glass or bead objects. The gold collection dates from 300 to 400 BC to 1550 AD.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian_Gold_Museum

Official website http://www.museosdelbancocentral.org/eng/general-information-2.html

Phone +506 2243 4220

Address Calle 5, San Jose, Costa Rica

Coordinates 9°56'0.767" N -84°4'36.116" E

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