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Financial Support. The museum is supported by an annual 

 government appropriation of 6000 colones (colon = 46.5 cents). 



Building. The museum is temporarily installed in a college 

 erected in 1877, pending the erection of a new building. 



Administration. By a director, responsible to the minister of 

 Fomento. 



Scope. Local collections and public instruction are the primary 

 purposes of the museum. 



Library. A miscellaneous collection consisting in large part of 

 periodicals. Each section of the museum has its own working library. 



Publications. The museum has no special publications, the work 

 of the staff being published in local and foreign journals. 



Attendance. Open free to the public daily, except Sundays and 

 holidays, from 7 to 10 and 12 to 4. 



