The story of the children's museum begins like this

The children's museum but also the Costa Rican Center for Science and Culture

The Costa Rican Center for Science and Culture is a complex that houses the Children's Museum, the National Auditorium Theater, the National Gallery, the Penitentiary Museum, and an area dedicated to the population. Young people from the country Crea+. It is located in the Merced district, in San José, Costa Rica.

If the old San Jose Central Penitentiary here was a prison

Was the old central penitentiary of San José here in Costa Rica a prison?

It was built on the site of the former Central Penitentiary, which was founded in 1909 and operated for 70 years. The penitentiary was closed in 1979 during the government of Rodrigo Carazo Odio, and the building remained abandoned for many years.

If it is abandoned

If what was once the central penitential church of San José was abandoned and turned into a museum

In 1991, the then First Lady of the Republic, Gloria Bejarano Almada, wife of President Calderón, created the Ayudanos para Ayudar Foundation, in support of the creation of the Center, which was inaugurated on April 27, 1994.

Yes, the first lady Gloria Bejarano Calderón was the one who built the children's museum

Some sections of the building, such as the facade and some parts of the west wing, were declared Historical and Architectural Heritage of Costa Rica in 1988.

So everything from the old central penitentiary was still there.

The Center's aim is to strengthen education and stimulate national scientific and technological development. Additionally, in 2017, it updated its interactive rooms. (In 3 groups)

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I'll bring you the photos of what was the old central penitential church of San José de mi paso.

I'll bring you photos of what was the old central penitentiary of San José in my country to unleash secrets

I will bring documentary videos and stories from the internet about what was the central penitentiary so that you can see what the children's museum was like at a central penitentiary.