Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Province of San Jose, Costa Rica

4.5 (2.459 reviews) Spent Ranking #4 in Province of San Jose Speciality Museums

awesome place

A large collection of indigenous gold art.
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Calle 5 Between Central and 2nd Ave, San Jose 10104 Costa Rica

https://museosdelbancocentral.org/museo-del-oro-precolombino-reabre-puertas-al-publico/

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4.5 based on (2.459 reviews)

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5LonnaDa 5:00 PM Sep 9, 2022
Indigenous History
With Greenway Nature Day Tours, we visited the “Pre-Columbian Gold Museum.” We learned, from our tour guide, Alberto (Beto) from Greenway Nature Day Tours, about the indigenous people from Costa Rica and how they made things out of gold. It was nice to see what the indigenous people made, I’m sure it took them along time to make these things that still exist today. I really enjoyed the video from the indigenous people and how some of the tribes have lost the indigenous language. This tour was very informative and let me know more about Costa Rica before Columbus/Spain had arrived.
4TravelingSoccerLoon 5:00 PM Jan 7, 2023
Interesting Museum
Interesting museum located underground and next to the Beautiful Teatro Nacional. More than just a display of beautiful gold artistry, the museum also tells the story of the people who lived here for centuries before the arrival of the Spanish and also the history of Costa Rica. Worth seeing if staying in San Jose.