Guatemala Archives and Libraries

Archives
Central American Archives 4th Avenue, 7th and 8th Streets, Zone 1 Guatemala City, Guatemala Telephone: +502 2232 3037
 * This History of the General Archive of Central America located in Guatemala gives more detail on the types of records held.
 * CRL (Center for Research Libraries) Acquires Central American Archives
 * Finding Aid
 * Costa Rica Catalogue Search
 * Accessing the CRL Collections Information on borrowing records
 * "The Archivo General de Centroamérica (Central American Archives) 1544-1821, in Guatemala, is the most comprehensive collection found anywhere in the world of historical records spanning the period of Spanish rule in the Americas. The holdings of the Archivo include myriad types of documents covering a host of cultural, legislative, judicial, fiscal, economic, religious, military, agricultural and commercial matters pertaining to the Kingdom of Guatemala, an area which, from the time of the Conquest in 1544 through 1821, embraced modern-day Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Mexican State of Chiapas."

Historical Archive of the National Police 10 00, Avenida La Pedrera Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2269 0628
 * 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
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]

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

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 Facebook

National Newspaper Library of Guatemala (Hemeroteca Nacional de Guatemala) Guatemala City Telephone: (502) 2232 7625

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 de Guatemala Website #3: 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.