Museo del Oro Precolombino (Costa Rica)

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The Museo del Oro Precolombino in Costa Rica is a museum in San José renowned for its extensive collection of pre-Columbian gold artifacts and other archaeological objects from ancient Central American cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum
museum
alsoKnownAs Museo del Oro Precolombino del Banco Central de Costa Rica NERFINISHED
Pre-Columbian Gold Museum NERFINISHED
collectionType archaeological objects
ceramics
pre-Columbian gold artifacts
stone artifacts
country Costa Rica
exhibits anthropomorphic gold pieces
funerary objects
gold figurines
gold jewelry
gold pendants
ritual objects
zoomorphic gold pieces
focusesOn ancient Central American cultures
pre-Columbian cultures of Costa Rica
hasCollectionSize hundreds of pre-Columbian gold pieces
hasExhibition permanent exhibition on pre-Columbian gold
temporary archaeological exhibitions
hasFunction education about pre-Columbian history
preservation of pre-Columbian artifacts
research on archaeology and metallurgy
hasNeighbor Museo de Numismática (Costa Rica) NERFINISHED
Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica NERFINISHED
hasWebsite https://www.museosdelbancocentral.org
languageOfSignage English
Spanish
locatedIn San José, Costa Rica NERFINISHED
downtown San José NERFINISHED
locatedInBuilding underground complex beneath Plaza de la Cultura
locatedUnder Plaza de la Cultura NERFINISHED
operatedBy Banco Central de Costa Rica NERFINISHED
ownedBy Banco Central de Costa Rica NERFINISHED
partOf Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica NERFINISHED
cultural attractions of San José
regionOfCulturalContext Isthmo-Colombian Area NERFINISHED
servesAs cultural heritage institution
subjectOf academic studies on pre-Columbian gold
tourism guides about San José
theme indigenous cosmology
metallurgy in pre-Columbian Costa Rica
social organization of pre-Columbian societies
trade networks in ancient Central America

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Gran Coclé culture significantCollectionAt Museo del Oro Precolombino (Costa Rica)
National Theatre of Costa Rica nearbyFeature Museo del Oro Precolombino (Costa Rica)
this entity surface form: Pre-Columbian Gold Museum of Costa Rica