Museums
Guatemala City
Botanical Gardens/ Jardín Botánico
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 Folklóricos-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 Marroquín 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 Arqueología y Etnología
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). Exhibitions of 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 Marroquín 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 Petén
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
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