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Art Galleries of Costa Rica

There are many art galleries in Costa Rica. You can find pre-columbian artifacts, oil paintings, modern art, watercolors, ceramic and woodworks among others.


Museo de Arte Costarricense
Created in 1977 on what was the international airport of "La Sabana" at the entry of downtown San Jose with the idea of having a national paint museum....

Speciality : Paints           e-mail : musarco@racsa.co.cr
Museo de Arte Y Diseno Contemporaneo
The emergence of this new cultural institution has provided a space devoted to develop and expand the main tendencies of contemporary art and design in its diverse manifestations, both nationally and internationally....
Street 15-17, Ave 3    Telephone: (506) 257-7202
e-mail : madc@ns.madc.ac.cr
Museo Etnohistorico
The museum if focus on the cultural richness of the province of Limon, witch is different fron the rest of the country because of the co-existing of different cultures that were broad to work in the rail road...
downtown Limon     Telephone : (506) 255-3051
Speciality : ethnology
Museo Historico Maritimo
Shows the economic activity of the place and its culture, fishing tools, the characteristics of its ethnography and natural resources....Central Ave downtown puntarenas     Telephone 1 : (506) 661·1394
Speciality : Shows the economic activity of the place and its culture, fishing tools, the characteristics of its ethnography and natural resources.
Museo Nacional
In 1949, after have occupy different public building in San Jose, and ones the army was abolish in Costa Rica the National Museum that was founded in 1897 got it self a permanent home in which was the "Cuartel Bellavista".
Between first and second ave in 17 street
Speciality : Protection of inheritance

 

 

 

Directions:

Alianza Francesa av 5, c 1-3. T: 222-2283

Banco de Costa Rica Gallery One of the best pre-colombian gold collections located at the downtown Banco de Costa Rica

Crayons Gallery Centro Comerical Boulevard Rosa, Escazu T: 228-0257

Expression Park Parque Espana. On Sundays from 9am to 2pm.

Facultad de Bellas Artes Universidad of Costa Rica T: 225-5555

Galeria Bellas Artes Paseo Colon, c 38-40. T: 221-5159

Galeria Claus av ctl, 25 m east of Kentucky Fried Chicken T: 53-0615

Galeria Expresiva av2, c30-32, 100 m west of Sala Garbo T: 257-2737

Galeria de Studios Generales Universidad de Costa Rica, next to library

Galeria de Lazaro Across from Los Anonos shopping center, Escazu T: 228-2974

Galeria de Importacion del Oeste West of Pops, La Sabana T: 20-1422

Galeria Enrique Echandi c 5, av ctl-2, behind Teatro Nacional T: 22-7732

Galeria Joaquin Garcia Monge c 5, behind Teatro Nacional

Galeria Jose Figueres av 2, c 3, Banco Popular

Galeria Sophia Wanamaker Exhibits in the Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano T: 25-9433

Juan Santamaria Museum Alajuela, av 3, c ctl-2 T: 41-4775

La Galeria c 1, av ctl-1 T: 21-3436

Matiz Gallery Plaza del Sol Shopping Center T: 24-1469

Museo de Arte Costarricense Old airport terminal building, East side of La Sabana T: 22-7155

October Eight Gallery Paseo Colon, near IBM building

Post Argentine Gallery Escazu T: 228-4277

Sala Jorge de Bravo av ctl, c 13-15, on Cuesta de Moras T: 33-4535

Sala Kandinsky Edicol Building, Sabana Sur T: 31-7049

Teatro Nacional In the cafe. Av 2, c 3-5 T: 21-1329.