List of museums in Puerto Rico facts for kids
This list of museums in Puerto Rico contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
| Name | Town/City | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arecibo Lighthouse Museum and Historical Park | Arecibo | Local history | Historic lighthouse museum showcasing the last lighthouse to be built by the Spanish government in Puerto Rico. Also contains a history-themed park with interactive exhibitions and activities for children. |
| Arecibo Observatory Angel Ramos Foundation Visitor Center | Arecibo | Science | Astronomy and atmospheric sciences museum that serves as the visitor center to the Arecibo Observatory while showcasing the workings of radio telescopes. |
| Casa Armstrong-Poventud Museum | Ponce | Local history | Historic house museum located in a Ponce Creole-style historic residence showcasing life in 19th-century Ponce. Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture and the Municipality of Ponce. |
| Casa Alegría Museum | Dorado | Art | Former residence of artist Marco Juan Alegría featuring visual arts and memorabilia. |
| Casa Cautiño Museum | Guayama | Historic house | Historic residence featuring handmade furniture, designs and sculptures by local artists. Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. |
| Casa Museo Degetau | Aibonito | Historic house | Former home of politician and author Federico Degetau. |
| Casa de la Familia Puertorriqueña del Siglo XIX | San Juan | Historic house | Traditional Old San Juan residence showcasing local life during the 19th century. Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. |
| Casa de los Contrafuertes/Museo de Nuestras Raíces Africanas | San Juan | Local history | Originally a historical pharmacy museum located in a historic residence known as Casa de los Contrafuentes, now an art museum that focuses on Afro-Puerto Rican heritage and visual arts. |
| Casa del Compositor Héctor Flores Osuna | Caguas | Music | Museum and former house of composer Héctor Flores Osuna, with additional exhibits on Puerto Rican music and dance. |
| Casa del Libro | San Juan | Literature | Museum dedicated to the history of literature and book printing in Puerto Rico and the world with unique collections such as a Gutenberg Bible specimen. |
| Casa del Rey | Dorado | Local history | Local history museum located in a former Spanish government building and regional military headquarters. |
| Casa del Trovador | Caguas | Music | Museum dedicated to the music history of Caguas and the trobador musical heritage of Puerto Rico. |
| Casa Escuté | Carolina | Art | |
| Casa Jesús T. Piñero | Canóvanas | Biographical | Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, 1930s period home of governor Jesús T. Piñero |
| Casa Luis Muñoz Rivera | Barranquitas | Biographical | operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, home of politician Luis Muñoz Rivera |
| Casa Museo Joaquin de Rojas | Barranquitas | Historic house | |
| Casa Paoli | Ponce | Music | Musical life of Antonio Paoli |
| Casa Portela Museum | Vega Baja | Local history | Operated by the municipality of Vega Baja, dedicated to the local culture and history of the municipality. |
| Casa Roig | Humacao | Multiple | Regional history and contemporary art |
| Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Caguana | Utuado | Indigenous Culture | Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture |
| Centro Cultural de Barceloneta | Barceloneta | Local history | |
| Centro Musical Criollo José Ignacio Quintón | Caguas | Music | |
| El Castillo San Felipe del Morro | San Juan | Military | Part of San Juan National Historic Site, 18th century fort |
| El Jefe Museum | San Juan | Reggaeton Music | in Plaza de Las Américas mall |
| El Portal Rain Forest Center | Río Grande | Natural history | Animals and plants of the El Yunque rain forest, its importance and conservation efforts |
| Fort San Cristóbal | San Juan | Military | Part of San Juan National Historic Site, 16th century fort |
| Francisco Oller Museum | Bayamón | Multiple | local history and art |
| Fuerte de Vieques | Vieques | Multiple | History, art, Native culture; also known as Museum Fort Count Mirasol |
| Hacienda Buena Vista | Ponce | Farming | Historic coffee plantation and farm |
| Hacienda Lealtad | Lares | Farming | Historic coffee plantation and farm |
| La Casa Blanca | San Juan | Historic house | Juan Ponce de León’s family residence |
| Museo Bibiloteco Dr. Jose Barbosa | Bayamón | Biographical | life of politician José Celso Barbosa |
| Museo Casa Canales | Jayuya | Biographical | family of Nemesio Canales and their contributions to Puerto Rico's history |
| Museo Casa Pueblo | Adjuntas | Multiple | Local culture, art, crafts, nature and the environment |
| Museo Caja de Muertos | Ponce | Nature | Reserva Natural Isla Caja de Muertos: Laboratorio Natural para Fomentar el Estudio de las Aves dentro del Escutismo. Javier González Delgado. Universidad Metropolitana, Escuela Graduada de Asuntos Ambientales. San Juan, PR. Page 6. 7 December 2010. Accessed 14 March 2017. Fish, bird and reptile exhibits among others. |
| Museo Castillo Serrallés | Ponce | Rum History | Historic 1930s mansion with exhibits about the island's sugar cane and rum industries, and local art exhibits |
| Caguas Museum of Art | Caguas | Art | contemporary art |
| Museo de Arte de Ponce | Ponce | Art | European, Puerto Rican, and Latin American art |
| Museo de Arte Dr. Pio Lopez Martinez | Cayey | Art | operated by the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, features works of Ramon Frade and a Puerto Rican poster collection |
| Museo de Arte, Historia y Cultura Casa Alonso | Vega Baja | Multiple | Also known as Casa Alonso |
| Museo de Arte e Historia de San Juan | San Juan | Multiple | |
| Museo de Arte Religioso Porta Coeli | San Germán | Art | Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, religious art from the colonial era in Latin America |
| Caguas Museum of Folk Arts | Caguas | Art | folk art |
| Museo de Casals | San Juan | Music | works of cellist and composer Pablo Casals |
| Museo de la Historia de Ponce Casa Salazar-Candal |
Ponce | Local history | Ponce's ecology, economy, architecture, government, and elements of daily life |
| Museo de la Masacre de Ponce | Ponce | Politics | Site of and history of the Ponce massacre |
| Museo de Las Americas | San Juan | Multiple | located in the Ballajá Barracks, history, art and culture of the Americas |
| Museo de Los Proceres | Cabo Rojo | Multiple | art and local history |
| Museo de Recursos Historicos de Lares | Lares | Multiple | art and local history |
| Museo del Cartel José PH. Hernández | Río Grande | Art | |
| Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño | Ponce | Politics | History of Autonomism in Puerto Rico |
| Museo del Indio | San Juan | Native American | located in the Ballajá Barracks |
| Museo del Tabaco Herminio Torres Grillo | Caguas | Industry | tobacco, snuff, hand rolling of cigars |
| Museo el Cemí | Jayuya | Native American | Taino artifacts and culture |
| Museo Felisa Rincón de Gautier | San Juan | Biographical | life of Felisa Rincón de Gautier, first woman mayor of San Juan; also known as Museo de Doña Fela |
| Museo Francisco Pancho Coimbre | Ponce | Sports | Puerto Rican baseball and sports history |
| Caguas Museum of History | Caguas | Local history | |
| Museo Juan Antonio Corretjer | Ciales | Biographical | life of poet Juan Antonio Corretjer |
| Museo del Cafe | Ciales | Coffee | History of coffee production in Ciales |
| Museo Mariana Bracetti | Lares | Art | local art and crafts |
| Museo Militar Guardia Nacional De Puerto Rico | San Juan | Military | Puerto Rico National Guard, located in Puerta de Tierra |
| Museo Puertorriqueño del Deportes | Salinas | Sports | Puerto Rico Museum of Sports |
| Museo y Casa de Estudios Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Rosell | San Germán | Art | |
| Museo y Centro de Estudios Humanísticos, Dra. Josefina Camacho de la Nuez | Gurabo | Art | |
| Museum of Art of Puerto Rico | San Juan | Art | Art of Puerto Rico |
| Museum of Optometry | Bayamón | Medical | Part of the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico's School of Optometry |
| Museum of Pharmacy and Medicinal Plants | San Juan | Medical | Part of the University of Puerto Rico – School of Pharmacy |
| Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña | Ponce | Architecture | Puerto Rican architecture with emphasis on Ponce architecture including Ponce Creole |
| Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña | Ponce | Music | Music of Puerto Rico |
| Museum of the Conquest and Colonization of Puerto Rico | Guaynabo | Archaeology | |
| Museum of History, Anthropology and Art of the University of Puerto Rico | San Juan | Multiple | history, anthropology, art; also known as Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, located at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus |
| Museum of Transportation of Puerto Rico | Guaynabo | Transportation | Automobiles, bicycles, motorcycles, horse-drawn carriages, ox wagon, history of transportation on the island |
| Palacete Los Moreau | Moca | Historic house | |
| Parque de Bombas | Ponce | Firefighting | Historic fire station and museum |
| Parque de las Ciencias | Bayamón | Science | |
| Pico Pomar Residence | Coamo | Local history | Also known as the Coamo Historic Museum |
| Puerto Rican Athenaeum | San Juan | Art | Includes an art gallery, theater, performance hall and library |
| Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art | San Juan | Art | |
| Sala de Exhibiciones Rafael Carrión Pacheco | San Juan | Culture | changing exhibits presented by Banco Popular |
| San Juan National Historic Site | San Juan | Military | Includes colonial-era forts, bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the old city wall, and the Fort San Cristóbal |
| Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center | Ponce | Archaeology | Taino archaeology site and museum |
Former museums
- Casa Rosa, a historic house or barracks in San Juan, was for a time a museum used for Puerto Rican crafts
See also
- Botanical gardens in Puerto Rico (category)
- Houses in Puerto Rico (category)
- Forts in Puerto Rico (category)
- Nature Centers in Puerto Rico
- Observatories in Puerto Rico (category)
- Registered Historic Places in Puerto Rico
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