This museum is located next to an insurance building. It is at the end of the shopping pedestrian mall, which is about 10 mins. from the National Theatre. The entrance fee is USD9. Though it is not a big museum but it contains a lot of information about the history and culture of Costa Rica. It has a good collection... More

San Jose's Jade Museum is a real find. It is an excellent collection of jade from all periods of Costa Rican history, and it very well organized, showcased and lighted. It is on a lower floor of an insurance company's building. It was not highly touted in Frommer's Costa Rica (2012 edition), so we were pleasantly surprised. Put it on... More

I liked the Museo Nacional de Jade, it is worthwhile to visit while in Costa Rica More

We only had a few hours left in Costa Rica. We are so glad we went here. It looked like it was just going to be a quick visit - we saw so much and learned a lot. They have the world's largest collection of American jade. Most date from 300 BC to AD 700. There is also a nice... More

One of the 2 museums not to miss in San Jose, with the Gold Museum. If you are interested in archeology and history, what Costa Rica has to offer is limited, and it's there. More

The Jade Museum is a very well conceived modern museum featuring not only a surprising collection of pre-columbian jade items but also of pottery, gold jewelry and artifacts, such as wonderfully carved ceremonial metates. Although small, the museum is certainly worth its entrance fee and should not be missed. More

To be honest there were a few statue heads of jade but mostly not much . The history of Costa Rica though is well expressed in an interesting museum like walk about. However the hefty price of admission of over $8 does not make it worthwhile especially when you can visit the National Museum in another part of town for... More

This museum has a good collection of indigenous artifacts and although it is small it actually it is really nice. More

What a great, small museum. Very informational, including much about the history of Costa Rica. The displays are very well done. More