The Biomuseo on the Amador Causeway at the south entrance of the Panama Canal was designed by Frank Gehry, his first work in Latin America. The design was conceived in 1999. The first five galleries opened on October 2, 2014, and the remaining three in March 2019. The article names no client, style or materials. It calls it the world's first biodiversity museum.
The museum covers 4,000 square meters and holds eight permanent galleries sequenced by Bruce Mau Design. Edwina von Gal designed the botanical garden. Features include a three-level projection space with ten screens, a 15-meter living sculpture, two semi-cylindrical aquariums and 16 information columns.
A public atrium, temporary exhibit space, a gift store and a coffee shop are also listed. Visitors can arrive by taxi or bus. The article gives no hours or fees.
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