Reina Torres de Araúz Anthropological Museum, Anthropological museum in Santa Ana district, Panama City, Panama
The Reina Torres de Araúz Anthropological Museum is an anthropological museum in Panama City containing over 16,000 artifacts from different periods. These are arranged across several exhibition halls in a former railway building and include pre-Columbian ceramics, stone objects, and ethnographic materials.
The museum opened in 1976 and received its name in 1983 to honor founder Dr. Reina Torres de Araúz. The building dates from 1912-1913 when it served as a railway station and was later recognized as a national historic monument.
The collections show ceramics and stone objects made by Panama's indigenous peoples, revealing their crafts and ways of life. Visitors can see the skill and care that went into everyday and ceremonial items.
The museum is located in Panama City's old town and is easy to reach on foot or by public transport. The exhibition halls are laid out clearly, but it helps to allow time to explore all the displays thoroughly.
The building was originally Panama's railway station and still shows traces of this past in its architecture. Its transformation into a museum preserves this historic structure while serving new purposes.
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