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WHO WE ARE  
 

In accordance with Law No.7363, the Central Bank Museums are administered by the Central Bank Museums Foundation. A five member Administrative Board establishes policy and supervises the Foundation's activities.

Institutional Mission

The Central Bank Museums encourages in Costa Ricans an awareness of and reflection on their cultural identity by means of collections, research, publications and didactic materials in the areas of Archeology, the Visual Arts, and the Monetary History of Costa Rica.

It is a non-formal educational institute, attending to the needs of the public that seeks a recreational and learning alternative. The institution fosters a relationship with diverse groups as a means of integrating different interests and that these be reflected in the Foundation's projects.

The Central Bank Museums are comprised of:

 
  • The Pre-Colombian Gold Museum Possesses an extraordinary collection of gold objects which reflect the world-view, social structure and gold working techniques of the pre-Columbian peoples of Costa Rica . The exhibition showcases the use and function of the pieces, the technology of their fabrication, as well as their relationship to the natural world and the daily life of these societies
  • The Numismatic Museum Currently exhibiting the show "From the 'Real' to the 'Colón' : a history of Costa Rican curre ncy", which presents the evolution of the different means of change from 1502 to the present.
  • The Temporary Exhibition Galleries Composed of two exhibition spaces that allows for the presentation of a dynamic exhibition program focusing on the Costa Rican Visual Arts. The temporary exhibition galleries change their program every four months.