Culture & Tribal People
of Costa Rica!

*Culture in Costa Rica, Museums, the Arts in Costa Rica, Cultural Activities & Local Fun in Costa Rica, the Tribal People of Costa Rica, Indian Reserves & Indigenous People of Costa Rica.


 

Museums & the Arts of Costa Rica!

The main feature of this museum is the collection of jade objects, crafted
through different techniques by the native Costa Rican indigenous people.
The collection was acquired by the National Institute of Insurance in 1973.
The museum also exhibits pottery and metal works from the same time
span. The museum offers guided visits in English and Spanish, in which
the guides explain the importance, precedence and symbols on the pieces.
 

This museum is committed to preserving the national patrimony on arts.
It holds a collection of more than 100 years of Costa Rican paintings. It
has two separate collections for Costa Rican and foreign art works. The
national collections include approximately 5,000 pieces, and feature
sculptures, paintings and woodcarvings. From this total collection, about
1,250 pieces are exhibited. Additionally, the Golden Room is used to
present concerts and conferences. The Alternative Space was recently inaugurated for temporary expositions.
 

This museum contains contemporary national and international art pieces,
with emphasis in experimental works and new techniques. It offers
temporary exhibits, installations and industrial designs from all over the
world, especially some of the young emerging artists. The museum is
located within the complex that houses the Ministry of Culture, Youth
and Sports offices, as well as a couple of theaters and other cultural
facilities.
 

This museum is perfect for anyone with a morbid streak. The exhibits
are intended to be a stern warning to anyone who might even think
about committing a crime, with such grisly exhibits as severed limbs,
so it is not exactly your typical tourist attraction. If you were the kind
of child that liked horror movies, however, this might be just the place
to come, even if you do not feel inspired to take photographs.
 

The center offers exhibitions of important artists from Costa Rica and
abroad. Additionally, it serves as an experimental theater, and it often
hosts art workshops. Those with a particular interest in modern art
should visit, as you are bound to learn about the soul of Costa Rica
here. The theater is recommended only to those who are fluent in
Spanish. Because of its central location, you could visit here as part
of a cultural day out.
 

This is a talented orchestra that plays frequently in downtown San Jose
at the Teatro Nacional or the Auditoria Nacional, located in the Children's Museum. If you like conservative music, you can attend an orchestra performance at one of these locations for approximately 900-5000 payable
at the box office. Their season runs from March to November. For additional information and to acquire their concert schedule, telephone the orchestra directly.
 

The Casa de la Cultura, or "Culture House," is open to the public and often features interesting exhibitions, usually artistic or historical. It is located in
the Parque Central of Heredia, where you can admire the colonial buildings.
This is a good place to ask about what you should do while you are staying
in the area because the staff knows a great deal about the region's history.
 

Walking a few steps from the Barcelo Amon Plaza Hotel, you will find
the Ocelote Gallery. Created to promote the graphic arts and Latin
American original handcrafts, they exhibit the printings of prestigious
artists from Costa Rica as well as the textile designs printed by the
Ocelote Workshop. They also permanently exhibit the works of very
well-known Costarican artists including Raúl Aguilar, Fernando
Carballo, Grupo Bocaracá and Carlos Vargas, as well as the sculptures
of Leda Astorga and ceramics created by Ivette Guier. also In addition,
they offer a variety of literature as well as fine national and Latin American handcrafts.
 

This is a museum in honor of Costa Rica's national hero, Juan
Santamaría, after whom San Jose's airport is also named. Juan
Santamaría is a Costa Rican hero because he lost his life defending
Costa Rica against William Walker, an American who invaded Costa
Rica with an army in 1856 in hopes of setting-up the country as a
slave state. If you want to learn more about this part of Costa Rica's
history, this museum is the place to visit.  Admission: Free.
 

The restaurant, La Fonda, offers typical food on the weekends. A
souvenir shop is also available.
 

 Costa Rica
Museum Walking Tour!

Indigenous Art of Costa Rica's Indian Tribes
Bri-Bri Tribes...

An informative and delightful day can be spent in San Jose visiting the
museums which are all within easy walking distance from the gallery
(see map). Starting at the Gold Museum you will get the opportunity to understand... the fascinating use and forms of the gold pieces... so
important to the ceremonial and daily lives of the various tribes, who
inhabited Pre-Columbian Costa Rica.

About ten minutes walk... East of there, you will see the fine old
rehabilitated Armory, that houses the National Museum. It offers a broad overview to the background of the cultures, from early times through the
Colonial era... right up to the Civil War and the Independence of present
day Costa Rica.

If you proceed back to the Jade Museum, about 10 minutes walk
Northwest, you will discover a museum showing the fabulous artifacts
made in jade... as well as a stunning collection of Chorotega pottery.

From there... you are only minutes away from Galería Namu, where all
that you will have learnt from your museum visits, comes together... in an impressive offering... not only of reproductions, but also the contemporary
art expressions of the descendants... of the early inhabitants of Costa Rica.

In addition, you may avail of written background information,
on the various tribes and their art.

In this walking tour... there are many restaurants to stop
for lunch. For suggestions, feel free to drop by the gallery
and ask for our recommendations.

Costa Rica Art Tours!

Day tours in and around San Jose,
 bring you face to face... with Costa Rica's art and artisans.
Visit:  www.costaricaarttour.com  for more information!
 

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Indian Tribes
Bri-Bri Tribes...

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Bribri & their Culture

The Bribri Indians

Crossroad Medical Missions
Talamanca Indian Reservation

Iyök Ami:
(meaning Mother Earth in the
indigenous Bribri language) is a
beautiful and extensive private
property covered with cloud forest.

Anti-Mining & the Bribri Tribes

Indian Reserves of Costa Rica
 

Costa Rica's Indigenous Reserves 
 

Hawk Mountain - Kekoldi Indian
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Indigenous Cultures - Map of Indian Reserves

Almonds and Corals Lodge
 

Remote Rainforests Project

Biosphere Reserve Information


Indigenous Costa Rican
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INDIGENOUS ART IN TRANSITION
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Indian Music of Central &
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Art Forms of Three Central American Indigenous Groups  


On the Indian Tribes and
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Talamanca, Costa Rica
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Indigenous Culture 

Costa Rica Indigenous People 


Indigenous people in Costa Rica
work to regain land 

Central American indigenous
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Indigenous Peoples in
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Bush’s  former oil firm 
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Indigenous Costa Ricans
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Indigenous & Tribal Peoples Center


Kan Tan Project - Costa Rica
Ecological Development in
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Rainforest/Mountains/
Indigenous People


Indigenous Peoples' Rights



Sponsorship Changes Lives
 

CENTRAL AMERICA'S INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES

Community Development with
the Bribri of Costa Rica

Taino & Cacique Culture 

A Lost City in the cloud forest 
 

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Association
Tel (00506) 233-8068 Fax (00506)
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San José, Costa Rica
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Retreat Centers

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World Heritage Locations
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Mystery Valley: Exploring the
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National Monument

National  Anthem  Culture

Lapa  Rios - Festivals of
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United Nations Press Release

Kabegwa and Indigenous
Tribe Association:  
is looking for volunteers... to help
protect the "iguana" populations...
where the Maleku and Cabecare
Indigenous tribes live, since
increasing "iguana hunting", has
been damaging the population of
the species.

The tribes, traditionally hunt iguanas..
as a food source and they use their
leather... to make drums.  Volunteers,
can stay with a tribal family in Guatuzo,
in north central Costa Rica... for free,
(except the cost of food), for one week,
to 3 months... while working on the
project.

Iguana conservation, is not the only
endeavor available for volunteers. 
Other efforts will be made for
reforestation of tribal lands and
identification  & preservation of
plants.. used in natural, indigenous
medicine.  Additionally, volunteers
are needed to study and compile...
the oral traditions of the tribes.

The Western way of advancement,
is economic growth and power...
while the indigenous way, is the
advancement of  knowledge. 
The two aren't even comparable.
For more info. or to help, call
Morales, at:  368-5770.

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