public static PaneCollection Panes {get;}

string _viewPaneID = "my pane"; //DAML ID of your pane
                                //You could have multiple instances (InstanceIDs) of your pane. 
                                //So you can iterate through the Panes to get "your" panes only
IList<uint> myPaneInstanceIDs = new List<uint>();
foreach (Pane pane in FrameworkApplication.Panes)
{
  if (pane.ContentID == _viewPaneID)
  {
    myPaneInstanceIDs.Add(pane.InstanceID); //InstanceID of your pane, could be multiple, so build the collection                    
  }
}
foreach (var instanceID in myPaneInstanceIDs) //close each of "your" panes.
{
  FrameworkApplication.Panes.ClosePane(instanceID);
}

var mapPanes = ProApp.Panes.OfType<IMapPane>();
foreach (Pane pane in mapPanes)
{
  if (pane.Caption == "MyMap")
  {
    pane.Activate();
    break;
  }
}

//Activate an already open layout view.
//A layout view may be open but it may not be active.

//Find the pane that references the layout and activate it. 
//Note - there can be multiple panes referencing the same layout.
foreach (var pane in ProApp.Panes)
{
  var layoutPane = pane as ILayoutPane;
  if (layoutPane == null)  //if not a layout view, continue to the next pane
    continue;
  if (layoutPane.LayoutView.Layout == layout) //activate the view
  {
    (layoutPane as Pane).Activate();
    return;
  }
}

// find all the table panes (table panes hosting map data)
var tablePanes = FrameworkApplication.Panes.OfType<ITablePane>();
var tablePane = tablePanes.FirstOrDefault(p => (p as ITablePaneEx)?.Caption == "oldcCaption");
var tablePaneEx = tablePane as ITablePaneEx;
if (tablePaneEx != null)
  tablePaneEx.Caption = "newCaption";

// find all the external table panes (table panes hosting external data)
var externalPanes = FrameworkApplication.Panes.OfType<IExternalTablePane>();
var externalTablePane = externalPanes.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Caption == "oldcCaption");
if (externalTablePane != null)
  externalTablePane.Caption = "newCaption";

TableView tv = null;

// find all the table panes (table panes hosting map data)
var tablePanes = FrameworkApplication.Panes.OfType<ITablePane>();
var tablePane = tablePanes.FirstOrDefault(p => (p as ITablePaneEx)?.Caption == "caption");
var tablePaneEx = tablePane as ITablePaneEx;
if (tablePaneEx != null)
  tv = tablePaneEx.TableView;

// if it's not found, maybe it's an external table pane
if (tv == null)
{
  // find all the external table panes (table panes hosting external data)
  var externalPanes = FrameworkApplication.Panes.OfType<IExternalTablePane>();
  var externalTablePane = externalPanes.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Caption == "caption");
  if (externalTablePane != null)
    tv = externalTablePane.TableView;
}