Art history museums of the world
Guatemala

Guatemala City

• Botanical Gardens/ Jardin Botanico
  Calle Mariscal Cruz 1-56, Zona 10

Open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Phone: 334-6064/ 331-0904 Fax: 334-7664

• Centro de Estudios Folkloricos-CEFOL
  Avenida La Reforma 9-09, Zona 10

Open Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Phone: 331-9171

• Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Textiles and Clothing/Museo Ixchel del Traje Indigena
  An extraordinary collection of indigenous clothing from different indigenous communities and regions of Guatemala. Also a collection of ceramics, textiles, jewelry and books for sale.

Francisco Marroquin University campus, 6th Calle final, Zona 10
Open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:50 p.m., Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:50.
Phone: 331-3622/ 331-3739

• National Museum of Modern Art/Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno
  Mostly painting and sculpture, this museum showcases Guatemala’s finest contemporary artists.

No. 6 La Aurora, Zona 13. Open Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Phone: 472-0467

• Museum of the National Palace/Museo del Palacio Nacional
  6th Calle between 6th and 7th Avenidas, Zona 1, Guatemala City.

Open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Phone: 221-4444

• National History Museum/Museo Nacional de Historia
  Exhibition of historic objects reflecting the economy, society and culture of Guatemala since its independence in 1821.

9 Calle and 10 Avenida (9th Calle 9-70), Zona 1
Open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone: 253-6149

• National Museum of Archeology and Ethnology/ Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia
  The most complete collection of archaeological pieces of Guatemala Maya culture including a collection of jade pieces and indigenous textiles.

No. 5 La Aurora, Zona 13, Guatemala City
Open Tuesday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Phone: 471-0489

• National Natural History Museum/Museo de Historia Natural
  An extensive collection of Guatemalan flora and fauna specimens, including records from geology and paleontology.

7 Avenida 6-81, Zona 13
Open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Phone: 334-6055

• Popol Vuh Archaeological Museum/Museo Popol vuh
  Collection of pre-Hispanic art (stone sculpture and ceramics). Pre-classic, Classic and Post-classic Maya eras. Additional exhibition of colonial art and another of folkloric art that exhibits mostly clothing and masks from traditional indigenous dances.

Francisco Marroquin University campus, 6th Calle final, Zona 10
Open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Phone: 361-2301/ 361-2321

Museums in Antigua Guatemala

• Book Museum/ Museo del Libro
  Colonial & first edition books. San Carlos University 5th Calle Oriente No. 5

Open Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Colonial Art Museum/ Museo de Arte colonial
  Art and architecture of the 16th and 17th centuries. 5th Calle Oriente No. 5

Open Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Phone: 833-0429

• Museo de Santiago/ St. James Museum
  4th Calle Oriente, Palacio del Ayuntamiento

Open Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Phone: 832-2868

• Popenoe House/Casa Popenoe
  The corner of 1st Avenida and 5th Calle Oriente
  Open Monday to Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Museums in Chichicastenango

• Regional Museum/Museo Regional
  In front of the main church in Chichicastenango

Museums in El Peten

• Silvanus G. Morley and Stele Museum/ Museo Silvanus G. Morley y de las Estelas
  Tikal National Park
  Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Museums in Quetzaltenango

• Quetzaltenango Museum/ Museo Quezaltenango
  Culture, archeological and botanical exhibitions. 7th Calle 11-09, Zona 1
  Open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Phone: 761-6427

• ILAM: Directorio de Museos y Parques - Guatemala, Directorio de enlaces/Portal Page. (Espanol)
• www.ilam.org/gt/gt.html
• Los Loros, A Mayan jungle community, Mayan artifacts, Los Loros, (English)
  • www.wjh.harvard.edu/~ctennant/EthnoWeb/home.htm
• Museo Colonial, (Espanol)
  • www.tradepoint.org.gt/ingues/escolmuseum.html
• Museo de Santiago, (Espanol)
  • www.tradepoint.org.gt/ingues/esstgomuseum.html
• Museo del Libro Antiguo, (Espanol)
  • www.tradepoint.org.gt/ingues/esbookmuseum.html
• Museo Ixchel, (Espanol)
  www.tradepoint.org.gt/ingues/esixchelmuseum.html
• Museo Metropolitano de Ciencia y Tecnologya, (Espanol)
  • www.tradepoint.org.gt/ingues/estecmuseum.html
• Museo Popol Vuh, Maya Archaeology and Art, Guatemala,
  • www.popolvuh.ufm.edu.gt/
• National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, (English)
  • www.tradepoint.org.gt/inguin/enarqmuseum.html
• National Museum of History and Fine Arts, (English)
  • www.tradepoint.org.gt/ingues/eshistmuseum.html
• Popol Vuh Museum: 3000 Years of History, (English)
  • www.tradepoint.org.gt/inguin/enpopvmuseum.html