| Museum Details |
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| Name: | Museo Popol Vuh, Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Popol Vuh Archaeological Museum) |
| Street Address: | 6a Calle Final, Zona 10 |
| City: | Ciudad Guatemala |
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| Country: | Guatemala |
| Zipcode: | 1010 |
| Telephone: | 502-2338-7896; 502-2361-2301; 502-2361-2311; 502-2361-2321 |
| Fax: | 502-2361-2311 ext 111 |
| Email: | popolvuh@ufm.edu.gt |
| Website: | http://www.popolvuh.ufm.edu.gt/ |
| Staff Contacts: | Admin: María Eugenia de Mayén
2338-7836; 2361-2301 ext 110 popolvuh@ufm.edu.gt;
Cur: Oswaldo Chinchilla
2338-7838; 2361-2301 ext 101 ofchinch@ufm.edu.gt |
| Quality of Online Info: | Excellent: English translation; History of each period and region, accompanied by information on object types; Online catalogue |
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| Focus: | Painted ceramic vessels from Maya Lowlands; Stone sculptures from the Highlands and the Pacific coast; Altar 1 from Naranjo, portrait of a Death God, a long inscription, and burial urns from the Quiche Maya; Classic period polychrome ceramics in Teotihuacan
style: censers from the South coast, tripod vessels, and an altar from Naranjo; Late Classic period ceramics: a display of mythical scenes of Gods and rituals, some with hieroglyphic texts and signatures; Figurines, carved wood, masks, textiles, and a copy of the Dresden Codex |
| Source: | Grube, Nikolai, ed. Maya: Divine Kings of the Rain Forest. Cologne: Konemann, 2000. 450, 454.
Reid, Robert, etal. Central America on a Shoestring. 5th ed. Hong Kong, China:
Lonely Planet Pub. Pty, Ltd, 2004. 91.
http://www.popolvuh.ufm.edu.gt/ |