Museum · Amador (Ancón)
Biomuseo
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A biodiversity museum in a colorful Frank Gehry building, the only one he designed in Latin America, explaining how the rise of the isthmus changed the planet's oceans, animals and climate. The botanical park, lookout and atrium are free to wander.
Good to know
Tickets are sold at the museum box office ('Adquiere tus boletos en la taquilla'); we found no online sales. Closing time is early (3:00 p.m.), so go in the morning. A Stopover promotion price exists for non-resident Copa layover passengers. Phone is from OpenStreetMap data, not the museum site.
Details
- Hours
- Tuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; closed Mondays (biomuseo.org; site also flags a special year-end schedule)
- Duration
- 1.5-2.5 hours
- Seasonality
- Year-round
- Best for ages
- All ages (under 5 free)
- Shabbat
- Open Saturdays, but on the Amador Causeway, far from Paitilla; requires transport. Closed Mondays.
- Booking
- No
- Kosher food
- No kosher food confirmed on site. Kosher restaurants in Panama City are concentrated in Paitilla, Punta Pacífica, Bella Vista, Marbella and Costa del Este; eat there before/after or bring packed food.
- Ticket price
- Non-resident adult B/.20.00; non-resident child 5-17 B/.12.00; non-resident group of 4 B/.60.00; residents adult B/.10.00, child B/.6.00; under 5 free (biomuseo.org, seen 2026-11-05)
- Distance from Panama City
- ~6 km straight-line from Punta Paitilla (computed from coordinates; road distance is longer)
Sources
- biomuseo.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- nominatim.openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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