Guanacaste

San Blas of Nicoya Religious Art Museum, Costa Rica

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San Blas of Nicoya Religious Art Museum (Museo de Arte Religioso de San Blas de Nicoya) is an adobe building with religious icons in wood, located at the Colonial Church of San Blas in Nicoya. Here the heavy appearance and volume of the temple, proclaimed to all the Christian fervor, pride of those who planned and built, making it ideal for lovers of religious art.

This property was declared a National Relic in 1923 and in 1995 became, together with its environment, a site of both historical and architectural interest. At the San Blas Religious Art Museum you can find historical relics dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries from Spain and Latin America, it has a collection of religious images, pieces of bronze, paintings, and also protects the bells that were used in antiquity to try to get as far as possible the message of invitation to the divine office, to parties and duels.

Address: Colonial Church, next to Nicoya’s Park, district: Nicoya, canton: Nicoya, province: Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 50201.
GPS coordinates: 10.142881,-85.454131 (10°08’34.37″N, 85°27’14.87″W)
Schedule: From Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Phone: + (506) 2685-5109

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Ecomuseo de la Cerámica Chorotega de San Vicente de Nicoya Costa Rica

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The Chorotega Ceramic Ecomuseum was established in 1992 as an idea from a group of neighbor’s to rescue and perpetuate the art and culture of our Chorotegas ancestors. The building construction started in 2003 thanks to the economic and human support of some institutions, both national and international.

On May 26th 2007 was the inauguration of the first phase of the museum, which begins with a temporary craftsmen photographs exhibit, Chorotegas indigenous pre-Columbian replicas developed by our expert craftsmen, contemporary designs and from the Chorotega Farm. In addition the museum gives visitors a talk about the history and a demonstration of the ceramic elaboration process.

Experience the past in the present by visiting the Chorotega Ceramic Ecomuseum in our community that is an open museum where the greatest treasures are their people, their history, art and the environment they inhabit. The landscape and culture are windows that invite visitors to learn, to feel, to think and participate in different activities:

* Temporary photographs exhibition.
* Talks about the history of our community.
* Demonstration of the production of the Chorotega ceramic.
* Walks to the sites of materials extraction, where you will also observe the scenic and natural beauty that surrounds us.

The idea is that the entire community is a museum since the concept of Ecomuseum has three aspects: land, community and heritage. The museum is located in San Vicente, a Costa Rican community, which is located 17 km southeast of Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, or 20 km northeast of Nicoya. From Santa Cruz, the road is paved until Guatil (which is 2 km upstream of San Vicente). The Nicoya street to San Vicente is ballast, but it is accessible for any type of vehicle.

Address: 17 km southeast of Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, or 20 km northeast of Nicoya, district: San Antonio, canton: Nicoya, province: Guanacaste. Zone postal code: 50203.
GPS Coordinates of Guatil: 10.264158,-85.480514 (10°15’50.97″N, 85°28’49.85″W)
Website: www.ecomuseosanvicente.org
 Phone: + (506) 2681-1563

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The Agony Lord Religious Art Museum Costa Rica

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The Agony Lord Religious Art Museum (Museo de Arte Religioso del Señor de la Agonía) is located within the Agony Chapel in Liberia downtown. This building was built in 1852, during an era in which architecture reflected the religious fervor of the community.

The museum opened its doors in 1991 to preserve the religious heritage and traditions of Liberia. Its collection includes last century objects of historical and cultural significance. Among them, the religious images in wood, in which various types of religious sculpture and Spanish art heritage can be appreciated, likewise, you will be able to find rosaries, prints, births and furniture from the era.

Address: Agony Lord Chapel, 550 meters east from Liberia city hall, district: Liberia, canton: Liberia, province: Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 50101.
GPS coordinates: 10.631548,-85.433424 (10°37’53.57″N, 85°26’00.32″W)
Opening Schedule: Call before visiting.
Phone: + (506) 2666-0107

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The Sabanero Regional Museum Costa Rica

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The Sabanero Regional Museum honors an almost legendary character that marked much of the Guanacaste culture, that’s why its rooms show items and tools used by the “Sabaneros” (plainsmen) to perform the tasks of the field.

The museum is located in the Culture House, a beautiful building that in 1989 was declared of Architectural Interest by Executive Decree 18896-C. The place is colonial style, with a construction of wood, mud and covered with tile. In fact, the museum is part of the old sector of the city and is a milestone in Liberia.

Address: 300 meters south and 100 meters east of the former Liberia city hall, district: Liberia, canton: Liberia, province: Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 50101.`
GPS coordinates: 10.627278,-85.435875 (10°37’38.20″N, 85°26’09.15″W)
Schedule: From Monday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Phone: + (506) 2665-0135

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