Guatemala Archives and Libraries

Archives
Central American Archives Center for Research Libraries 6050 S. Kenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60637-2804 Telephone: (800) 621-6044/(773) 955-4545 Email: [mailto:mwilke@crl.edu mwilke@crl.edu] Website: Central American Archives Website #2: Central American Archives


 * These archives encompass six million pages of original primary source documents (many of which are unique copies) spanning more than three centuries, from 1519 to 1898. They document Spanish rule in the New World from the founding of the city of Antigua, in Guatemala. The collection documents all aspects of commerce, politics, and development throughout El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Yucatan and Chiapas regions of Mexico. Central American Archives is a rich resource for Latin American, Central American, and Spanish studies.

Center for Regional Research of Mesoamerica (CIRMA) 5a. Calle Oriente No. 5 La Antigua, Sacatepéquez Telephone: (502) 7931-0300 Email: [mailto:cirma@cirma.org.gt cirma@cirma.org.gt] Website: Historical Archive Website #2: Center for Mesoamerican Research Website #3: Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Mesoamérica (CIRMA)


 * The Historical Archive has as its main purpose to protect part of the country's historical memory through the rescue, organization, conservation and dissemination of documentary archives. The materials come from non-governmental institutions and private collections and are presented in different formats (paper, digital, microfilm, audio and video). These archives, some unique and others little known, enrich the national historical legacy and offer different points of view of Guatemalan society over time. Its collections, some of which are recognized as the nation's cultural heritage, date from the 16th century to the present, with an emphasis on the contemporary period starting in 1944. It currently houses 135 collections made up of more than eight million documents.

Historical Archive of the National Police 10 00, Avenida La Pedrera Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2269 0628 Website: Historical Archive of the National Police Website #2: Historical Archive of the National Police Website #3: Archives of Dictatorship Website #4: National Police Historical Archive


 * A product of broad international collaboration, these digitized documents from the Guatemalan National Police Historical Archive (AHPN) aim to facilitate scholarly and legal research into a vast cache of historical documentation.

Libraries
Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala 3a Avenida 8-35 zona 1 Guatemala Telephone: (502) 2253 5141 Email: [mailto:acgeohis@gmail.com acgeohis@gmail.com] Website: Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala Website #2: Academia de Geografía e Historia de Guatemala

Central Library (Biblioteca Central) Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) Educational Resources Building Ciudad Universitaria Zona 12 Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2418 7880 Website: Biblioteca Central Website #2: Biblioteca Central USAC Website #3: Biblioteca Universidad San Carlos Website #4: Biblioteca Central USAC

Dr. Isidro Iriarte Landivariana library SJ Lomas de Ciudad Vieja Dos Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2426 2626 Website: Dr. Isidro Iriarte Landivariana library SJ Website #2: Rafael Landívar University Library

The Library (Biblioteca Banco De Guatemala Y Fundacion Cultural Duane Carter) Portal of the Panaderas # 2 La Antigua Guatemala Telephone: (502) 7832 8381 Email: [mailto:Elquintopatio@gmail.com Elquintopatio@gmail.com] Website: The Library Website #2: Duane Carter Library Website #3: Duane Carter Foundation Website #4: The Duane library

Library of the Faculty of Engineering Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2418 8000 ext. 1541 Email: [mailto:biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt biblioteca@ing.usac.edu.gt] Website: Library of the Faculty of Engineering

Library Municipality Santa Catarina Pinula Guatemala City Website: Library Municipality Santa Catarina Pinula

Ludwig von Mises Library Francisco Marroquín University Manuel F. Ayau Street (6 final street), zone 10 Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2338 7821 Email: [mailto:bibliocons@ufm.edu bibliocons@ufm.edu] Website: Ludwig von Mises Library

National Library of Guatemala "Luis Cardoza y Aragón"  5 Avenida 7-26, Guatemala Telephone: (502) 2232 2443 Email: [mailto:bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt] Website: National Library of Guatemala Website #2: Biblioteca Nacional De Guatemala

National Newspaper Library of Guatemala (Hemeroteca Nacional de Guatemala) Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2232 7625 Website: National Newspaper Library of Guatemala Website #2: National Hemeroteca "Lic. Clemente Marroquín Rojas " Website #3: Hemeroteca Nacional

Riecken Community Libraries La Fundación Riecken Calle Real de Jocotenango Lotificación El Pedregal No.9 Jocotenango, Sacatepéquez Telephone: (502) 7888 7308/(650) 206 2539 Email: [mailto:info@rieckenlibraries.org info@rieckenlibraries.org] Website: Riecken Community Libraries Website #2: Riecken Community Libraries Website #3: Bibliotecas Comunitarias Riecken

Museums
Azul Maya Archaeological Museum (Museo Arqueológico Azul Maya) ) Calle Monte Rey Panajachel Telephone: (502) 7762 0257 Website: Azul Maya Archaeological Museum


 * The Azul Maya Archaeological Museum is a small gallery that showcases original objects discovered across all of Guatemala’s Mayan regions. The museum’s founder established the exhibition after gathering artifacts while traveling extensively through the country.

Miraflores Museum (Museo Miraflores) Miraflores Mall 7a calle 21-55, Zona 11 Paseo Miraflores Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2208 0550 Website: Museo Miraflores Website #2: Museo Miraflores Website #3: Museo Miraflores Website #4: Museo Miraflores Website #5: Museo Miraflores


 * Located in present-day Guatemala City, the Museo Miraflores is placed on what was the southern end of the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyú. The museum showcases over 2000 years of artifacts which were excavated from the site including pottery, jewelry, sculpture and obsidian objects. The museum is located a short drive from Kaminaljuyú archaeological park.

Museum of the University of San Carlos (MUSAC) (Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos (MUSAC)) 9a. avenue 9-79 zone 1 Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2232 0721 Email: [mailto:infomusac@musacenlinea.org infomusac@musacenlinea.org] Website: Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos MUSAC Website #2: Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos Website #3: Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Website #4: Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos Website #5: Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos MUSAC


 * The Museum of the University of San Carlos was created as an academic museum, open for the meeting between the people and people linked to art, science, history and culture.

National Museum of Archeology and Ethnology (Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología) 6a Calle Sala 5, Finca La Aurora, Zona 13 Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2475 4399/2475 4010 Email: [mailto:info@munae.gob.gt info@munae.gob.gt] Website: Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología Website #2: Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología Website #3: Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología Website #4: Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología


 * This museum has the country's biggest collection of ancient Maya artifacts, but explanatory information is very sparse. There's a great wealth of monumental stone sculpture, including Classic-period stelae from Tikal, Uaxactún and Piedras Negras; a superb throne from Piedras Negras; and animal representations from Preclassic Kaminaljuyú..

For a list of museums in Guatemala, go to List of museums in Guatemala in Wikipedia.