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MuseumsSite Name: Museo Arqueológico Gregorio Aguilar Barea Alternative Name: Gregorio Aguilar Barea Archeological MuseumCountry: Nicaragua Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Managua Nearest Village: Juigalpa
Latitude: 12.107264N Longitude: 85.363739W
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The history behind the creation of the Museo Arqueologico Gregorio Aguilar Barea, or Archeological Museum Gregorio Aguilar Barea, started in 1949, when a group of students began to comb through the countryside in search of valuable artifacts and relics that were left behind by previous generations, forming part of the history of Nicaragua. The former mayor of Juigalpa, Gregorio Aguilar Barea, was the founder and the driving force behind the museum, and it is therefore named in his honor. The Museo Arqueologico Gregorio Aguilar Barea is one of the most treasured attractions in Juigalpa, as it is not only a link to the town’s heritage, but to that of Nicaragua.
Barea and his collegues found so much support for the creation of the museum and its cause from the local community, that villagers who had used relics they had found to decorate their homes, donated their finds to the museum. With a wonderful collection of artifacts and land that was donated for the construction of the museum, the pre-Columbian pieces were finally going to be safe and preserved for future generations. Construction of the museum started in 1962, and it was inaugurated in 1967.
The museum also has fascinating exhibits featuring taxidermy, gold crafts, paintings, ceramics, stone items, a library, photographs, iconographies and a large ancient coin and banknote collection of local and foreign currency that totals 1163 pieces. There are seventeen relics that are not on display and are kept under lock and key due to their value. They are gold pieces, amulets carried by the authority figures of the time during ceremonies.
Source: Nicaragua Blog
Address: Calle Palo Solo, Juigalpa
Telephone: (505) 2512-0784Opening Times: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 - 17:00; Saturday: 08:00 - 12:00
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