National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Guatemala

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The National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Guatemala is the country’s principal institution for preserving and showcasing its pre-Columbian Maya heritage and diverse indigenous cultures through extensive archaeological and ethnographic collections.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeology museum ⓘ ethnographic museum ⓘ museum ⓘ
collectionType	Maya artifacts ⓘ archaeological collection ⓘ ceramics ⓘ ethnographic collection ⓘ ethnographic photographs ⓘ pre-Columbian artifacts ⓘ ritual objects ⓘ stelae ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ textiles ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ
country	Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ
exhibitsPeriod	classic Maya period ⓘ colonial period Guatemala ⓘ postclassic Maya period ⓘ preclassic Maya period ⓘ
focusesOnCulture	Kaqchikel people ⓘ Kʼicheʼ people ⓘ Mam ⓘ surface form: Mam people Maya civilization ⓘ Qʼeqchiʼ people ⓘ other indigenous peoples of Guatemala ⓘ
hasDiscipline	anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ cultural history ⓘ ethnology ⓘ
hasFunction	education ⓘ preservation of archaeological heritage ⓘ preservation of ethnographic heritage ⓘ public exhibition ⓘ research ⓘ
languageOfSignage	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Guatemala Department ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ
location	Guatemala City ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
operatedBy	Government of Guatemala ⓘ Ministry of Culture and Sports of Guatemala ⓘ
primaryFocus	Guatemalan indigenous cultures ⓘ pre-Columbian Maya heritage ⓘ
regionOfFocus	Guatemala Highlands ⓘ surface form: Guatemalan Highlands Maya area ⓘ Petén Department ⓘ surface form: Petén region
significance	principal institution for preserving Guatemala’s pre-Columbian heritage ⓘ principal institution for showcasing Guatemala’s indigenous cultures ⓘ

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