Biomuseum reports 159,000 visitors on 7 October 2026

A 7 October 2026 visitor report placed the Biomuseum (Biomuseo) in Panama City at 159,000 visitors for the year so far. The announcement came as the museum marked its twelfth anniversary and recorded more than 1.9 million visits since opening.

The latest figures give travellers a current reason to include the biodiversity museum in plans for Panama, while its exhibitions remain the focus of the visit.

Biomuseum visitor figures arrive on 7 October

The Panama Tourism Authority published the announcement on 7 October 2026, describing the museum as one of the country’s tourism attractions. The report states that 159,000 people had visited during 2026 and that the total since inauguration had passed 1.9 million.

The authority linked the figures to the museum’s twelfth anniversary. A report by TVN Panama on 7 October also said the visitors had encountered displays about Panama’s flora and fauna. The tourism authority announcement provides the same anniversary and visitor context.

Frank Gehry building frames the visitor report

The museum stands on the Amador Causeway at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Its building was designed by Frank Gehry and is described by the operator as his first work in Latin America and in the tropics.

The architecture uses bright colours and irregular forms, while an open-air atrium is covered by coloured metal canopies. That setting connects the current visitor figures with the museum’s subject: the relationship between Panama’s landscape, biodiversity and the isthmus. Further details about the building and its setting appear on the operator’s building and history page.

Inside, permanent displays include Panamarama, Building the Bridge, Worlds Collide, The Human Path, Oceans Divided, The Living Web and Birds without Borders. The current temporary programme includes Tiburones y rayas y quimeras, a presentation about sharks, rays and chimaeras in Panamanian waters, with interpretive panels and a life-size mural showing more than 30 species.

Other temporary displays include Eyes in space, developed with NASA and partners in Panama, and Fósiles del Canal, which presents discoveries from the expansion of the Panama Canal between 2011 and 2016. The operator lists those exhibitions on its temporary exhibitions page.

Visiting Biomuseum: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The visitor figure was announced on 7 October 2026 by the Panama Tourism Authority, with the museum identified as the venue connected to the report.
• The announcement records 159,000 visits in 2026 and more than 1.9 million since the museum opened; it does not announce a closure or access change.
• The museum is on the Amador Causeway in Panama City, near the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal.
• Public transport access is listed through the Albrook-Amador bus route, with buses departing from Albrook Metro station.
• Spanish is Panama’s official language, and the balboa is the national currency.

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Frequently asked questions about Biomuseum

When were the latest Biomuseum visitor figures published?

The Panama Tourism Authority published the latest report on 7 October 2026, stating that 159,000 people had visited during the year so far.

Where is Biomuseum and how do you get there?

The museum is on the Amador Causeway in Panama City. The operator lists the Albrook-Amador bus route from Albrook Metro station.

What is Biomuseum?

It is a biodiversity museum in a building designed by Frank Gehry, with permanent and temporary exhibitions about Panama’s natural and cultural history.