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Museums in Panama City

Anthropological Museum, Reina Torres de Araúz, Plaza 5 de Mayo. • Tel: (507) 262-8338. Open Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m- 4:00 pm. • Admission: $2.00 tourists, $1.00 adults, $0.50 retirees, $0.50 students and $0.25 children. Exhibits a fine collection of pre-colombian art and a fine collection of gold huacas.

Afro-Antillian Museum, Calle 24 and Avenida Justo Arosemena. • Tel: (507) 262-1668/262-5348 • Email: info@samaap.org • Website: www.samaap.org. Open Tuesday - Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. • Admission: $1.00 adults and $0.25 children. Exhibits photography, domestic and artistic objects of the Afro-West Indian group that helped build the Canal.

Natural Science Museum, Avenida Cuba entre las Calles 29 y 30. • Tel: (507) 225-0645. Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • Admission: $0.75 adults and $0.25 children. Exhibits geology, paleontology, mammals, reptiles y other species of the fauna, as well as the Panamanian flora.

Panamanian History Museum, Palacio Municipal, in front of Parque Catedral in Casco Viejo (Colonial Panama). • Tel: (507) 228-6231

Religious Art Museum,Casco Viejo (Colonial Panama) in an 18th century chapel, next to the Church and Convent of Santo Domingo where the "Arco Chato" is situated. Remains open from Tuesday to Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Admission: $0.75 adults and $0.25 children. • Tel: (507) 228-2897

Panama La Vieja Museum, Artisan market of Panamá Viejo, Open Monday – Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Admission: $1.50 adults, $0.50 children and retirees; groups exceeding 20 people pay $1.25 per person. • Tel: (507) 226-8915/226-9364/226-1757 • Fax: (507) 226-7809 • Email: patronato@panamaviejo.org • Website: www.panamaviejo.org

Contemporary Art Museum (M.A.C.), Calle San Blas, Ancón y Avenida de los Mártires. Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m to 4:00 pm. Saturday 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. Exhibits art by national and reknowed international artists. Offers a workshop in serigraphy and framing, as well as concerts, conferences and expositions. • Admission: Free. • Tel: (507) 262-3380, (507) 262-8012 • Fax: (507) 262-3376 • Email: info@macpanama.org • Website: www.macpanama.org

Interoceanic Canal Museum, Plaza de la Independencia (Catedral), San Felipe. Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30 am to 5:30 p.m. • Admission: $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children. Exhibits art, independent movies, conferences, speech, and other things. • Tel: (507) 211-1649 • Website: www.museodelcanal.org

Banco Nacional Museum, Calle 34 y Avenida Cuba. Exhibits a fine collection of coins and stamps dating back to the 16th century. • Tel: (507) 225-0640

History Museum, Municipal Palace of Plaza Catedral in Casco Viejo (Colonial Panama). Open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday. • Admission: $1.00 adults and $0.25 children. • Tel: (507) 228-6231/228-6331

Other Museums in the country

Museum of History and Tradition of Penonomé, Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Calle San Antonio , Penonomé, Province of Coclé. • Tel: (507) 997-8490.

El Caño Archaelogical Park, Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. to mid-night. El Caño, Natá, Province of Coclé. • Tel: (507) 987-9352. Dedicated to exalt the indigenous culture of Cocle.

José D. de Obaldía History and Art Museum, Calle 8, Davíd, Province of Chriquí. • Tel: (507) 775-7839.

San Pablo History Museum el Nuevo, Province of Chiriquí. • Tel: 775-7918.

Herrera Museum, Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday from 9:30 a.m. 12 p.m. Julio Arjona Ave. y Calle Manuel M. Arjona, Chitré, Province of Herrera. • Tel: (507) 996-0077.

Colonial Religious Art Museum, Open from Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Iglesia de Santo Domingo, Parita, Province of Herrera.

Nationality Museum, Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Calle José Vallarino , Los Santos, Province of Los Santos.

Belisario Porras Museum, Dedicated to the life of Dr. Belisario Porras, three times president of the republic. Las Tablas, Province of Los Santos. • Tel: (507) 994-6326.

Manuel F. Zarate Museum, Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Guararé, Province of Los Santos. • Tel: (507) 994-5644.

Principal Theaters of the City

Plays are in Spanish except for the Ancon Theatre Guild that are in English.
Ancón Theater Guild, Ancón. • Tel. (507) 212-0060/212-0024.

Aba Theater, Urb. Los Angeles Bethania. • Tel: (507) 260-6316/236-3258

Anayansi Theater, Centro de Convenciones Atlapa. • Tel: (507) 226-7000

Balboa Theater, Balboa Canal Zone. • Tel: (507) 228-0327/262-1952

La Huaca Theater, Centro de Convenciones Atlapa. • Tel: (507) 226-7000

Nacional Theater, Cl. 3 Catedral and Ave. B. • Tel: (507) 262-3525/212-2922

Art Galleries

Art Americas, Ave. Aquilino de la Guardia • Tel: 214-9612

Bernheim Gallery, Calle 50, Edif. Madison • Tel: 223-0012 • Fax: 223-0009 • Email: bernheim@psi.net.pa

Enmarcados La Acuarela, Vía Porras • Tel: 226-2467

Enmarcados Liner Gallery, Cl. 50 y 56 • Tel: 269-7029

Frames & Gallery, Cl. 50 y Vía Cicuentenario • Tel: 270-7502

Galeria Arteconsult, S.A., Ave. Manuel Espinosa Batista • Tel: 269-1523 • Email: artecons@orbi.net

Galeria Artegma, Ave. Samuel Lewis • Tel: 263-3816; Camino Real Bethania • Tel: 236-6740

Galeria y Enmarcados Habitante, Cl. 48 y Cl. Uruguay • Tel: 264-6470

Imagen, Cl. 50 • Tel: 226-2649 • Fax: 226-8989 • Email: imagen@pty.com

Legacy Fine Arts, Ave. Balboa, Calle 50 Este • Tel: 265-8141 • Email: legacy@sinfo.net

Marcorama, Ave. Ramon Arias • Tel: 223-5001 • Fax: 223-5002; Ave. Balboa • Tel: 269-0643; El Dorado • Tel: 260-5846 • Email: imagen@pty.com

Marquetería Dalí, Cl. Israel • Tel: 226-1018