San José Province
San José
Merced

Museo Penitenciario

Museo Penitenciario is a museum in , which is located on Calle 4. Museo Penitenciario is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near the library .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture and Museo de los Niños.

Museum
Photo: Antonio.solera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Centro Costarricense de la Ciencia y la Cultura is a science and culture complex in . Located in a fortress-like building that once served as the central penitentiary between 1910 and 1979, the center was inaugurated in 1994.

Museum
The Centro Costarricense de la Ciencia y la Cultura is a science and culture complex in . Located in a fortress-like building that once served as the central penitentiary between 1910 and 1979, the center was inaugurated in 1994. is situated 120 metres east of Museo Penitenciario.

Theater building
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 1,140-seat is 's national theatre, located in the central section of . Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust. is situated 1 km southeast of Museo Penitenciario.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hospital and Carmen.

Village
is a district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.

Village
is the first distrito of San José Canton in , and one of the four administrative units that form downtown. This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime.

Village
is a district of the San José canton, in the province of , it is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.

Museo Penitenciario

Latitude
9.94148° or 9° 56′ 29″ north
Longitude
-84.08074° or 84° 4′ 51″ west
Operator
CCCC
Open location code
66XQWWR9+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9216194891
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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