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Museo del Hombre Dominicano

Anthropological Museum

Avenida Pedro Henríquez Ureña
Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte
Santo Domingo,


Neighborhood: Santo Domingo

Phone: +1 809 687 3622
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This anthropological museum is committed to the advancement of the native peoples of the Dominican Republic. Inside, museum visitors will find a variety of pre-Columbian artifacts, including a stone with manatee incrustation, ceremonial axes, a ceremonial seat call a duho, a carved vomiting spatula used by shamans on drug-induced vision quests, amulets, and a ceremonial tray. Visitors can tour the museum on their own or join a guided tour. Tours are recommended.

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Guided Tours at the Museo del Hombre Dominicano
Jan 1st, 2009 to Dec 31st, 2009
A walk down to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano will never disappoint you as it tells hordes of stories related to the history of Dominican Republic. Nurturing and protecting the heritage and culture of the country, they display a number of exhibits including carnival masks and traditional objects such as the Taino. The guided tours at the Museo del Hombre Dominicano provide you with a lot of opportunity to go through the whole of history.

SALA DE PREHISTORIA DE LA ISLA DE SANTO DOMINGO
Jan 1st, 2009 to Dec 31st, 2009
This permanent exhibit houses the largest collection of archaeological finds about the Taíno culture and aboriginal groups belonging to the Santo Domingo and the Caribbean. SALA DE PREHISTORIA DE LA ISLA DE SANTO DOMINGO (Prehistory Room of the Island of Santo Domingo) is a reminiscence of the culture of the past and its influence on the existing one. Ranging from Paleoindians, Mesoindio, Neoindio and a lot more civilizations, the collection is an exotic peep into prehistoric glory.

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Great place!
I liked all the ceremonial objects because they let me learn about the culture and what it was like ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 06 2007


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Museum of the Dominican People
A great value at 15 pesos, although like all Dominican musuems, air conditioning is non-existent. Th...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Mar 25 2006

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