Museo del Oro Precolombino

Discover and build new connections between the pre-Columbian past and its transcendence in the present by visiting the Museo del Oro Precolombino (Pre-Columbian Gold Museum). The tour invites us to ask ourselves everything from how the first settlers arrived in the territory that is today Costa Rica to what is the reality that descendent Indigenous peoples live.

Throughout nine thematic units, we propose a journey between the past and the present to reflect on issues such as migration, mining and metallurgic production; the ancestral and current worldview of indigenous people, and their human relationship with nature; their vision of gender, and the historic impact of the colony and conquest.

About 688 pre-Columbian gold pieces are shown, and to highlight the richness of the archaeological collection, more pieces of ceramic and stone from the various regions and periods of the country are also included. The techniques associated with their elaboration acquire greater prominence in correlation with the development of metallurgy and goldsmithing.

In order to make the cultural diversity of the current eight indigenous peoples visible, we play, in a small audiovisual room, a documentary consisting of indigenous testimonies about several topics: their vision of territoriality, language, customs, traditions, their worldview, family organization, daily life, education, productive and economic development..

Join us on this ancestral journey to discover different meanings on who we are.

Things to Do

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Plan Your Visit

Hours of Operation Monday-Sunday, 9:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Fees

• Fees for Costa Rican citizens and residents
  • Regular Admission: 3.000 colones
  • Students: 1.000 colones
• Fees for foreigners
  • Regular Admission: 8.400 colones
  • Students: 6.300 colones

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