Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica
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Copied from the venue's own pages as our check found them on October 19, 2026. Hours and fees change; confirm with the venue before you go.
albergados en un extraordinario edificio ubicado en el corazón de San José.Our translation Housed in an extraordinary building in the heart of San José.
SJ, Bajos de la Plaza de la Cultura, entre AV 0 y 2, calle 5.Our translation San José, beneath the Plaza de la Cultura, between Avenues 0 and 2, Calle 5.
Horario De lunes a domingo 9 a.m. a 4:30 p.m.Our translation Hours: Monday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tarifas para costarricenses y residentes Regular 3.000 colones Estudiantes 1.000 colones Tarifas para extranjeros Regular 8.800 colones Estudiantes 6.950 colonesOur translation Rates for Costa Ricans and residents: regular 3,000 colones, students 1,000 colones. Rates for foreigners: regular 8,800 colones, students 6,950 colones.
Our reading written by Costa Rica Artists
The Banco Central's museums look after three collections: archaeology, visual arts and coins. The visual-arts collection is Costa Rican art from the nineteenth century on. It began in 1952, and the first visual-arts exhibition followed in 1970.
Paintings make up the bulk of the art holdings the about page counts (718 of them), followed by prints and sculpture. The exhibitions put the collection in conversation with other work: one sets 19 works by Timms beside 13 from the collection. Fares differ for residents and for foreign visitors.
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Media named in the quotes below Painting Printmaking Sculpture Installation Photography
What it is
Somos los Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica; y en nuestras manos está la administración, preservación investigación y divulgación de las colecciones de Arqueología, Artes Visuales y Numismática del Banco Central de Costa Rica.Our translation We are the Museums of the Central Bank of Costa Rica, responsible for administering, preserving, researching and sharing the Bank's archaeology, visual arts and numismatic collections.
History
En 1952 se inicia la colección de Artes Visuales, que reunía 58 obras 6 años después.Our translation The visual arts collection was started in 1952 and held 58 works six years later.
El 11 de mayo de 1950 nace nuestro museo por iniciativa del Gerente General del Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR), el señor Ángel CoronasOur translation Our museum was born on 11 May 1950 on the initiative of the Central Bank's General Manager, Ángel Coronas.
Iniciando esta década, se realiza la primera exhibición de Artes Visuales en 1970Our translation At the start of that decade, the first visual-arts exhibition was held, in 1970.
Collection and program
por una conjunto de obras de de arte costarricense representativa de las diferentes décadas de nuestra historia a patir del siglo XIX.Our translation And for a body of Costa Rican artworks representative of the different decades of our history from the 19th century onward.
718 Pinturas 66 Grabados 56 Esculturas 8 Ensamblajes 4 Instalaciones 18 FotografíaOur translation 718 paintings, 66 prints, 56 sculptures, 8 assemblages, 4 installations, 18 photographs.
En esta muestra, “conversan” 19 obras de Timms con 13 de la colección.Our translation In this show, 19 works by Timms 'converse' with 13 from the collection.
elige imágenes creadas a lo largo de más de 130 años para incitar a la reflexión sobre cómo nos relacionamos con los territorios en la actualidad.Our translation Chooses images made over more than 130 years to prompt reflection on how we relate to territories now.
Sources for this profile
- Acerca del Museo | Museos del Banco Central, Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica. Our check: October 19, 2026.
- Museos del Banco Central (home / información para la visita), Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica. Our check: October 19, 2026.
- Reflejos en ojos ajenos | Museos del Banco Central, Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica. Our check: October 19, 2026.
- Los territorios que habitamos | Museos del Banco Central, Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica. Our check: October 19, 2026.
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Other museums, galleries and spaces in this directory
A separate list, not part of the profile above.
- Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (MADC) Museum, San José
- TEOR/éTica (Fundación ARS TEOR/éTica) and Lado V Independent art space, San José
- Galería Nacional (Centro Costarricense de Ciencia y Cultura) Gallery, San José
- Centro Cultural de España en Costa Rica (CCE) Cultural center, San José
- Museo Histórico Cultural Juan Santamaría Museum, Alajuela
- Galería Valanti Gallery, San José
- Artflow Galería Gallery, Escazú
- Estudio Rambar Gallery, Las Catalinas
- Monteverde Art House Gallery, Monteverde
- Art City Tour (GAM Cultural) Art night, San José