The Costa Rican Ministry of Culture and Youth has declined to release documentation regarding an art loan to the Casa Presidencial (Presidential House). The requested documents include meeting minutes, curatorial criteria, and formal agreements from the museum’s administrative board. This refusal concerns public records related to the loan of artworks from the Museo de Arte Costarricense (Costa Rican Art Museum). The institution has issued a response explaining its decision to withhold the information. Details of this response have not been released. This event raises questions about transparency in dealings between cultural institutions and the executive branch in Costa Rica. The Ministry’s decision prevents public scrutiny of the arrangement.