Mar 23, 2015 · The El Cemi Museum in Jayuya showcases cemis and other Taíno artifacts in its unusually-shaped home. For the Taíno, each cemi is deity or ancestral spirit housed in a sculptural object.

High in the mountains of Jayuya, you'll find el Museo el Cemí, which houses an impressive collection of Taíno artifacts. The museum structure was built as a replica of a Cemí— one of the Taíno people deities or gods.

The Cemi Museum (Museo El Cemi, in Spanish) in Jayuya is a visitor center for the area and a showcase of Taino artifacts. Archaeological digs and large rocks with shapes carved into them (petroglyphs) prove that pre-Columbian cultures lived in this area.

The Cemi Museum features an impressive collection of artifacts, art, and multimedia presentations that bring Taino culture to life. Visitors will find replicas of cemí stones—some carved into the shapes of animals and faces—which provide a fascinating glimpse into Taino religious practices.

The museum features archeological artifacts from the Taino culture. Casa Canales belonged to the Canales family, founders of the town and participants in the 1950 Revolution. Read more

The Museo el Cemí is a history museum in Coabey barrio in Jayuya, Puerto Rico which opened in 1989. The museum building is a replica of a Cemí [1] [2] and showcases Taíno artifacts. [3] [4]

El Museo el Cemí se encuentra en el pintoresco pueblo de Jayuya, conocido como el «Corazón de la Isla» por su ubicación central. Esta región montañosa ofrece vistas impresionantes de la naturaleza puertorriqueña y es el escenario perfecto para este museo, que honra la herencia indígena de la isla.

Mar 28, 2024 · The Cemi Museum, established in 1989, is a uniquely shaped structure designed by Efrén Badía Cabrera, an architect from Río Piedra. It was designed to resemble a three-pointed cemi, a sacred object in Taíno spirituality that reflects the mountains of the region and our staple crop Yuca.

Museo El Cemí in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, offers visitors an insight into the indigenous Taíno culture. The museum is housed in a distinctive three-story building shaped like a cemí, a spiritual object of great importance to the Taíno people.