Museo Popol Vuh
Museo Popol Vuh
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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This is one of Central America's most famous Maya art museums. Its collection is renown due to its large number of funerary urns. It also includes unique Maya pottery pieces and other artifacts spanning from 2000 B.C. through colonial times.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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- cantwaittogoagainDallas, Texas119 contributionsSmall but sweetWe arrived late and only had a few minutes but the lady working the desk so so kind and kept the museum open for us for extra time. It's amazing the things that have come from the Maya sites that are on display. I appreciated how the small museum moves from oldest to youngest so you could see the progression of their arts.Visited March 2023Written 19 March 2023
- Julie W7 contributionsGreat exhibits to learn about Mayan history/cultureThis is a great little museum on the university campus, and shares a shaded courtyard with the Museo Ixchel so it's easy to visit both. Great displays of Mayan artifacts, carvings, murals, etc. from different areas and time periods. Very safe location with ample parking and easy dropoff/pickup for Uber. Definitely worth a visit!Visited October 2023Travelled soloWritten 9 November 2023
- jbills2007Tulsa, Oklahoma47 contributionsGive Museo Popol Vuh a visit!Must see museum! This should be # 1 on your list of things to do/see while in Guatemala City. Not a huge museum, very manageable with cool AC and all signs in both Spanish and English. Small gift shop available. Definitely worth the time. Right across the parking lot is the textile museum, so you score twice in one location. 45 Q admittance for tickets, ($5.62 US) You can easily see both museums in a morning or afternoon.Visited February 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 29 February 2024
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jbills2007
Tulsa, OK47 contributions
Feb 2024 • Friends
Must see museum! This should be # 1 on your list of things to do/see while in Guatemala City. Not a huge museum, very manageable with cool AC and all signs in both Spanish and English. Small gift shop available. Definitely worth the time. Right across the parking lot is the textile museum, so you score twice in one location. 45 Q admittance for tickets, ($5.62 US) You can easily see both museums in a morning or afternoon.
Written 29 February 2024
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Leah L
New Lisbon, WI42 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
Informative, inexpensive & interesting. Traveling through Guatemala with my college age son. The museum was as expected. Conveniently, they provide translations of the displays in English. Clean restrooms.
Written 9 January 2024
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Julie W
7 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
This is a great little museum on the university campus, and shares a shaded courtyard with the Museo Ixchel so it's easy to visit both. Great displays of Mayan artifacts, carvings, murals, etc. from different areas and time periods. Very safe location with ample parking and easy dropoff/pickup for Uber. Definitely worth a visit!
Written 9 November 2023
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cantwaittogoagain
Dallas, TX119 contributions
Mar 2023
We arrived late and only had a few minutes but the lady working the desk so so kind and kept the museum open for us for extra time. It's amazing the things that have come from the Maya sites that are on display. I appreciated how the small museum moves from oldest to youngest so you could see the progression of their arts.
Written 19 March 2023
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Traveltheorient
San Antonio, TX605 contributions
Jan 2023
This is an extremely interesting museum. You should go with a guide. What grabbed me the most is the jade artwork, facemasks, etc. It is an extremely hard mineral and I simply cannot comprehend how could they do all those intricate carvings without the proper tools/materials (that we know of).
Written 31 January 2023
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Stephen L
Cambridge, UK507 contributions
Nov 2022 • Solo
I loved the museum. It walks you through Maya history by time period. There are many stunning exhibits. You will not be disappointed.
NOTE 1. If going by taxi make sure you select the correct Popol Vuh. There is more than one option
2. There is a lovely cafe in the University grounds near the Bibliotheque/Library
NOTE 1. If going by taxi make sure you select the correct Popol Vuh. There is more than one option
2. There is a lovely cafe in the University grounds near the Bibliotheque/Library
Written 24 November 2022
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Sally E
Tel Aviv, Israel36 contributions
Nov 2022
Please do not miss this museum whose collection was donated by a childless couple who dedicated their objects d'art to the Guatemalan children so they could learn about their country's history. The collection is superb with intricately decorated ceramics, carved jade and shells, carved stone figures, large ceramic burial urns, and 2 rooms of objects from the Spanish colonial times. We were fortunate to have the museum director guide us, and she brought the collection to life with great passion and love, giving us pertinent information that we never would have received if we had gone through on our own. I gratefully thank her for sharing her deep understanding of her country with us.
Very unfortunately, we did not have the time to visit the Museo Ixchel del Traje Indigena, which I would have loved to see, because the Guatemalan textiles are so vibrant and colorful..
Very unfortunately, we did not have the time to visit the Museo Ixchel del Traje Indigena, which I would have loved to see, because the Guatemalan textiles are so vibrant and colorful..
Written 23 November 2022
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Inga_K_K
Riga, Latvia353 contributions
Dec 2021
Great museum, totally worth to spend a couple of hours admiring the beautiful artifacts. Just prefect to plan just after arrival or before departure to the country, as it is located not far from airport. Despite the bad reputation of Guatemala city, the particular area of museum felt rather safe.
Written 13 December 2021
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Catherine N Wilde
38 contributions
Jul 2021
I am a professor of the ancient Maya, and this museum has a spectacular collection with a rotating exhibit. Although the average visitor might take around 45-1hr here, it is well worth a visit, as they frequently exhibit pieces that are of great value to the study of the ancient Maya!
Written 11 August 2021
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LuizDutraNeto
Rio de Janeiro, RJ8,621 contributions
Nov 2019
The "Museo Popol Vuh" houses the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Castillo, which was donated to the "Universidad Francisco Marroquín" (UFM). This is one of the largest collections of Mayan art, including important items representing "Arte Prehispánico" (Pre-Columbian Art) and "Arte Virreinal" (Colonial Art). The museum is named after "Popol Vuh", an impressive book written right after the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, narrating the history and the myths of the Mayan culture. If you are interested in visiting museums while in Ciudad de Guatemala, combine your visit of "Museo Popol Vuh" with the visit of "Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena", that is also located at the "Centro Cultural de la Universidad Francisco Marroquín" in Zona 10. Enjoy!
Written 11 August 2020
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Cuanto cuesta la entrada al museo, para extranjeros?
Terrón Gómez A
Guatemala City, Guatemala1 contribution
La entrada cuesta Q35 para nacionales y extranjeros. Q15 estudiantes y Q10 niños.
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