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Museums in Panama City

Learn about the history of Panama in the museums that bring you along on a grand trip through time, ever since the Spanish conquest. You can hear fantastic stories of pirates who fought for the treasures and gold found in the New World, tour the ruins of the first city founded in 1519 and observe the different archaeological ruins in the Museum of Old Panama, located in Old Panama, Cincuentenario Road, township of Parque Lefevre.

Relive the historical origins of the construction of the Panama Canal, know how communications were developed on our isthmus and when the first submarine cable was installed at the Interoceanic Canal Museum of Panama, located in Old Town.

Discover the theory of the emergence of Panama in one of the halls called "the great exchange" of the Biomuseo of Panama, designed by Fran Gehry, which recounts how  the mammals crossed the American continent three million years ago, from north to south and vice versa, across the land bridge that turned into an isthmus.

Also visit:

Museum of the History of Panama

Located at City Hall, Old Town

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Museum of Natural Sciences

Located on Cuba Avenue and Streets 29 and 30

Hours:Monday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Museum of Religious Art

Located on 3rd Street and Avenue A, Old Town, formerly the Santo Domingo church and convent

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 9:20 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Reina Torres de Araúz Anthropological Museum

Located on the corner of Diana Moran Avenue (entrance to the urbanization Los Llanos de Curundu) with John Paul II Avenue and Curundu Street

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Afro-Antillean Museum

Located on 24th Street and Avenue Justo Arosemena

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Bolivar Museum

Bolivar Museum Room (a World Heritage Site) Old Institute Bolivar, in front of the Plaza Bolivar.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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