Costa Rica Jade Museum
Jade Museum explaining the Pre-Columbian culture
San Jose is known for its museums and night clubs. Apart from the Gold Museum what attracts the tourists most is the Costa Rica Jade Museum, or the Museo de Jade. This museum is located in the INS or the National Insurance Company building on the first floor. It is very easy to locate from downtown San Jose. This museum displays Jade artifacts which belong to period between 500 BC and 800 AD. From large pendants to necklaces, human figures to animals, many artifacts attract the visitors. Each and every artifact has a story to tell to the exclusive visitors of Costa Rica.
The displays are highly fascinating as they illustrate the life of the primitive people. The museum also possesses different artifacts made up of terracotta. Vases, bowls, figurines and many more are displayed explaining the lifestyle of the Pre-Columbians. When you take a look at these artifacts closely, you would be surprised to see that they are extremely advanced for that age. The explanation given in this museum is in English as well as Spanish and so you might not need a guide. However, you can ask your hotel staff and they would be able to arrange for a guide if needed.
It would take at least an hour or two to take a virtual tour of this museum. You might even spend 3 to 4 hours if you read the history behind each and every artifact. The Costa Rica Jade Museum or the Museo de Jade located in downtown San Jose is a must see for each and every tourist. The museum is refurbished from time to time so as to attract the visitors. The internal atmosphere is excellent with highly informational placards. Visitors would definitely find it worth their cash that they had spent to visit the museum and worth their trip.
Your hotel would also be able to arrange transport facility to the nearby places. There are special packages for families and don’t forget to ask for the same. The Jade Museum Costa Rica or the Museo de Jade possesses the largest collection with over 6000 artifacts and jewelry from the Pre-Columbian culture. The museum is open on all the weekdays during 8 AM to 4:30 PM. If you want to know the Jade culture then this is the best way to know it. 25% of the museum explains Jade culture while the rest explains the Costa Rican history, their ancient practices and other historical facts.
