Jade Museum of Costa Rica

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The Jade Museum of Costa Rica is a cultural institution in San José renowned for its extensive collection of pre-Columbian jade artifacts and other indigenous archaeological pieces.

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Jade Museum of Costa Rica canonical 1
Museo del Jade, San José 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological museum
cultural institution
museum
buildingUse museum building
collectionType indigenous archaeological pieces
pre-Columbian ceramics
pre-Columbian jade artifacts
pre-Columbian stone artifacts
country Costa Rica
culturalSignificance educational resource on indigenous archaeology
preserves Costa Rican pre-Columbian heritage
exhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
focusesOn indigenous cultures of Central America
pre-Columbian cultures of Costa Rica
foundedInPeriod 20th century
hasCollectionSize one of the largest collections of American jade in the world
hasFunction conservation
exhibition of archaeological heritage
public education
research
hasTheme daily life in pre-Columbian Costa Rica
funerary practices in pre-Columbian Costa Rica
ritual and religion in pre-Columbian societies
symbolism of jade
hasTypeOfArtifact ceramic vessels
jade axes
jade figurines
jade pendants
stone metates
stone sculptures
languageOfExhibits English
Spanish
locatedIn San José
San José Province
downtown San José
locatedInContinent North America
locatedInRegion Central America
namedAfter jade
operatedBy National Insurance Institute of Costa Rica
regionServed Central America
subjectOf tourism promotion in Costa Rica
timePeriodCovered 500 BCE to 1500 CE (approximate)
pre-Columbian era
touristAttractionStatus major tourist attraction in San José

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San José hasMuseum Jade Museum of Costa Rica
Cuesta de Moras, San José near Jade Museum of Costa Rica
this entity surface form: Museo del Jade, San José