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The Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología (MUNAE; National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology) is a national museum of Guatemala, dedicated to the conservation of archaeological and ethnological artifacts and research into Guatemala's history and cultural heritage. The museum is located in Guatemala City, at Finca La Aurora.
Antigua, the capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1773 but its principal monuments are still preserved as ruins.
Maya sites in Guatemala (2 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Guatemala" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.
Antigua Guatemala: Sacatepéquez Department: Museo Arquidiócesano de Santiago de Guatemala [1] Guatemala City: Guatemala Department: Museo Bodegas de Principios de Siglo XIX [1] Guatemala City: Guatemala Department: Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo [1] Antigua Guatemala: Sacatepéquez Department: Museo Casa K'OJOM [2] Jocotenango: Sacatepéquez ...
The museum has received funding from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration but is mostly funded by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Guatemala. [14] As of 2021, the operating budget for the museum was approximately 567,000 Guatemalan quetzals per year. [15]
Guatemala: ii, iii, iv (cultural) 49 (120) 1979 Founded in the early 16th century, Antigua was the capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala and its cultural, economic, religious, political and educational centre until a devastating earthquake in 1773. Its principal monuments have been preserved largely as ruins and are an excellent example of ...