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The Costa Rican Art Museum is the major national art museum, with the biggest collection of state-owned art in the country. It contains more than 6,400 works of art by Costa Rican and international artists. Its permanent collection includes sculptures, paintings, engravings, watercolors, drawings, photography, and other media covering the period from the mid-19th to the early 21st century. The museum is also engaged in extension programs, traveling exhibitions, and exhibitions abroad. The building in which the museum is located, built in the late 1930s, is also a work of art, one of the finest examples of the neocolonial style of architecture. The museum has a part of its collection in its outdoor exhibition space.

Calle 42, San José, Costa Rica, Phone: +5-06-22-56-12-81

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