Museum Plaza Mayor — Attraction in Parque Lefevre

The Plaza Mayor Museum in Panama City offers a collection of interesting archaeological and ethnographic artifacts for travelers and photographers to explore.

Exhibits show artifacts from the pre-Columbian, colonial and Republican eras.

Worth visiting for its architecture alone, the building contains a rotunda with an ornate round cornice and a vaulted ceiling.

The central courtyard houses replicas of pre-Columbian sculptures such as the Quiche figure.

Permanent galleries illustrate traditional Panamanian culture, including ceramics, wood and metalwork, as well as textiles and cultural traditions.

There's something for everyone here, from interesting history and art to a gift shop and...

Exceptional museum at the far end of the ruins of the original Panama City. We spent maybe 45 minutes outside (not enough) and an hour inside (maybe enough, maybe not), and came away totally dazzled. This really is a world class museum, fully bi-lingual Spanish/English, filled with history, culture, and art. Did you know that there was a woman crucified on a cross, who became Santa Librada? Or why the pirate Henry Morgan was knighted, and called Sir Henry Morgan? Try to imagine a three story deep water reservoir that held 124,000 liters of water; you can walk down into this one. We did a lot of cool stuff in Panama, and this was one...

It's a small museum right before the area where the old Panama City is. It shows different aspects of life and the history of Panama city and the main focus in the 16th and 17th centuries when the city was caught up between the Spanish and the pirates in the Caribbean. You can expect to spend about half an hour inside the museum before heading out for...