El Museo Nacional (The National Museum)
Telephone: 257-1433 256-4139 Fax 233-7427
Work Hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Entrance Fees: There is no admission charge
Attractions: Exhibits of Pre-Columbian Art and life in the post-conquest period in Costa Rica
Location: San José, Central Avenue, 3rd and 5th Streets
Province: San José
County: San José e- mail: museonac@sol.racsa.co.cr

Museo de Ciencia Naturales La Salle (The La Salle Museum of Natural Sciences) Telephone: 232-31306
Work Hours: Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Entrance Fees: Children ¢200 Adults ¢300
Attractions: 55000 items and specimens in the areas of paleontology, reptiles, invertebrates, fish, geology, birds, mammals y archeology
Location: San José, southeastern sector of La Sabana Park
Province: San José:
County: San José:

Museo de Cultura Popular (Museum of Popular Culture)
Telephone: 260-1619
Work Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Entrance Fees: Costa Rican Adults ¢300, Children ¢200 and Foreigners ¢400
Attractions: Wattle and daub house with antique furniture. Guided tour with information about Costa Rican culture and traditional games. La Fonda Restaurant (only on weekends)
Location: Heredia, Barva, Santa Lucía
Province: Heredia
County: Barva

La Fundación Museos Banco Central (The Museums Foundation of the Central Bank)
Telephone: 243-4216 243-4202 243-4208 Fax 243-4220
Work Hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Entrance Fees: Non residents ¢1500, Costa Rican citizens or Residents with identification ¢700.oo, Students with identification ¢300, Children between the ages of 7 and 12 ¢150, There is no admission charge for children under 7 years of age
Attractions: The Museum of de Numismatics, The Museum of Gold, Area for Temporary Exhibits
Location: San José, Central Avenue, 5th Street
Province: San José
County: San José
The Butterfly Farm
Telephone: 738-0400 738-0300
Work Hours: Every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Entrance Fees:
Attractions:
Location: Alajuela
Province: Alajuela
County:

El Museo de los Niños (The Children's Museum)
Telephone: 233-2734
Work Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on Monday.
Entrance Fees: Under 18 years of age ¢400, adults over 18 years of age ¢600, There is no admission charge for children under 2 years of age.
Attractions: Arts, Science and Technology
Location: San José, 4th Street, 8th Avenue
Province: San José
County: San José

Museo Dr. Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia (Dr. Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia Museum)
Telephone: 222-6392 2555-1218 233-0679 Fax 257-2396
Work Hours: Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Entrance Fees: There is no admission charge
Attractions: The former house of residence of the Calderon family
Location: San José, Barrio Escalante. 11th and 13th Avenues, 25th Street
Province: San José
County: Montes de Oca
Web Site: http://www.cr/arte/musecal/musecal/htm
E-mail: musical.@.sol.racsa.co.cr

El Museo del Oro (The Museum of Gold)
Telephone: 223-0528 Fax 257-0651
Work Hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Entrance Fees: Costa Rican citizens or Residents with identification ¢500, Students with identification ¢300, Children (between 7 and 12 years of age) ¢150, There is no admission charge for children under 7 years of age, Foreigners ¢1500
Attractions: Pre-Columbian Art Exhibit
Location: San José, 5th Street between Central and Second Avenues, below Culture Square
Province: San José
County: San José
Web Site:
E-mail: museoro@sol.racsa.co.cr

Museo de Juan Santamaría (Juan Santamaria Museum)
Telephone: 442-1838 441-4775 Fax 441-6926
Work Hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Entrance Fees: There is no admission charge
Attractions: Exhibit of the most relevant information regarding the battle against William Walker that took place in 1856. Exhibit on the life of the Costa Rican National Hero Juan Santamaría
Location: Alajuela, 3rd Avenue, 2nd Street
Province: Alajuela
County: Alajuela
E-mail: mhcjscr@sol.racsa.co.cr

El Museo de Biología Marina (The Museum of Marine Biology)
Telephone: 261-0101
Work Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Entrance Fee: There is no admission charge
Attractions: 1900 marine species of Costa Rica
Location: Heredia, National University
Province: Heredia
County: Heredia

El Museo de arte y diseño contemporáneo (The Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design)
Telephone: 257-7202 257-9370 223-6012 Fax 257-8702
Work Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed on Sunday and Monday
Entrance Fees: There is no admission charge for children
High school and university students with student identification card ¢150, Adults ¢300, There is no admission charge for senior citizens with "Ciudadano de Oro" identification card. The museum has access facilities for visitors on wheel chairs
Attractions: The Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design offers a wide gamma of educational services related to contemporary arts and design to students of all ages as well as to the general public
Location: San José, between 13th and 15th Streets, 3rd Avenue. It is located inside the National Cultural Center, CENAC, in the former National Distillery (Antigua Fábrica de Licores),
Province: San José
County: San José
Web Site: http://www.madc.ac.cr
E- mail: madccr@sol.racsa.co.cr

El Museo de Arte Costarricense (The Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design)
Telephone: 222-77-34 222-71-55 222-79-32 Fax 222-72-47
Work Hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Entrance Fees: ¢400, There is no admission charge for students with student identification card. Admission is free to the general public on Sunday
Attractions: The Costa Rican Museum of Art has a collection of more than 2500 works by Costa Rican painters and it is in charge of preserving, divulging and stimulating Costa Rican plastic arts in its different forms
Location: San José, La Sabana Metropolitan Park (Parque Metropolitano La Sabana)
Province: San José
County: San José
Web Site: http://www.cr/arte/musearte/musearte.htm

El Museo Nacional del Jade Fidel Tristán Castro (The Fidel Tristán Castro National Museum of Jade)
Telephone: 287-6034 223-5800 Ext. 2584 Fax 255-3456
Work Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Entrance Fees: ¢ 500 for all visitors. There is no admission charge for children and students in school uniform and with student identification card.
Attractions: Exhibit of jade artifacts, valuable pieces carved in stone and ceramic artifacts of great artistic workmanship and quality.
Location: San José, 7th Avenue, 9th and 11th Streets. 11th floor of The National Insurance Institute, I.N.S.
Province: San José
County: San José
Web Site: http://www.cr/arte/jade/musejade.htm