Museo de Cultura Popular
Popular Culture Museum
Adobe home and gardens of former president Alfredo Gonzalez Flores.
EstablishedFebruary 1994 (February 1994)
LocationSanta Lucía district, Barva, Heredia.
Coordinates10°01′04″N 84°06′55″W / 10.017697°N 84.115271°W / 10.017697; -84.115271
Websitewww.museo.una.ac.cr/index.php/es/

Museo de Cultura Popular (Popular Culture, or Folklore, Museum) is a museum in the district of Santa Lucia, just south of Barva, Costa Rica. It is located in the former home of ex-president Alfredo Gonzalez Flores.

It has a number of notable displays related to the transitional period from late 19th to early 20th century in Costa Rica, demonstrating the fashion and popular culture during this period.[1]

The museum also offers places where visitors can cook easy & traditional recipes from costarrican culture.

It is maintained and curated by the National University of Costa Rica.[2]

References

  1. Baker, C.P. (2005). Costa Rica. Dorling Kindersley Eye Witness Travel Guides. pp. 93.
  2. "Museo de Cultura Popular". Retrieved 5 October 2019.


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