Manuel F. Zárate House Museum, Traditional folklore museum in Distrito Guararé, Panama.
The Manuel F. Zárate House Museum occupies a small building with wooden roof and tiled structure, containing two exhibition rooms of Panamanian folklore objects and regional artifacts. The spaces display handcrafted items, musical instruments, and photographic records of local customs and celebrations.
The museum was established in 1969 at the birthplace of Manuel F. Zárate when residents from Los Santos, Herrera, and Veraguas provinces gathered to construct the building. This effort preserved the memory of a key figure in the region's cultural life.
The collection displays traditional crafts and musical instruments from surrounding villages, showing how people in this region have made and used these objects for daily life and celebrations. Visitors can see firsthand how these techniques remain connected to the community today.
The museum is relatively small and can be explored in a short visit, making it easy to fit into a day trip itinerary. The rooms are simply arranged so visitors can review all objects without difficulty.
The second exhibition room preserves personal belongings of Manuel F. Zárate alongside research materials about traditional verse and decimal forms specific to Panama. Visitors can discover details about the literary and musical traditions he documented for the region.
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