Ruins and Cultural Museums of Antigua Guatemala
Antigua is a place filled with gorgeous & historical buildings. Some of them are now used to expose objects that were used in the colonial days of Guatemala.
Here are some interesting museums and ruins of Antigua to visit:
Colonial Art Museum (Museo de Arte Colonial)
The museum is in a beautiful colonial home. The art is of Colonial focus with sculptures, murals, furniture and paintings by Mexican artists.
Where is it? 5a Calle Oriente #5
Contact: 7832-0429
Schedule: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tues. – Fri., 9 a.m. – noon and 2 – 4 p.m. Sat – Sun.
Admission: $3.50
Casa Santa Domingo Cultural Center (Centro Cultural Casa Santo Domingo)
The site itself is an impressive, restored building which once was the largest and wealthiest monastery and church built in 1666. It was destroyed by the 18th century earthquakes. Inside are several museum and archeological sites with two well-preserved crypts: 1. Crypto del Calvario, has a Crucifixion mural, 2. The other harbors two graves with human bones.
Where is it? Inside the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, 3a Calle Oriente #28
Contact: 7832-0140
Schedule: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Mon. – Sat., 11:15 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun.
Admission: $6
Casa Popeonoe
Originally built in 1636 by Don Luis de los Infantes Mendoza and abandoned during the 1773 earthquake. In 1929, Dr. Wilson Popeonoe and his wife bought it and painstakingly restored it to this amazing cultural monument. Although they have died, their daughters still live here.
Where is it? 1a Avenida Sur #2
Contact: 7832-3087
Schedule: 2 – 4 p.m. Mon. – Sat.
Admission: $1.50
Old Book Museum (Museo del Libro Antiguo)
Here you can see a replica of Guatemala’s first printing press, 1660s, and some of Guatemala’s first printed books.
Where is it? North side of central park
Contact: 7832-5511
Schedule: 9 – 4 p.m. Tue – Fri, 9 – noon and 2 – 4 p.m. Sat and Sun
Admission: Mon – Sat $1.50, Sun donations
Santiago Museum (Museo de Santiago)
Housed in the former jail, this small museum holds the mermaid statues that once adorned the central fountain and some old weapons and the canons from Castillo San Felipe.
Where Is It? Northern side of the Central Park
Contact: 7832-2868
Schedule: 9 – 4 p.m. Tue – Fri, 9 – noon and 2 – 4 p.m. Sat and Sun
Admission: $1.50
The Azotea Cultural Center
This is a 3-in-1 museum. You’ll get great insider view of coffee and its production, plus a free cup of java to go. Next, you’ll enter an exhibit rich with Mayan artifacts, instruments, paintings and masks. And the last, but not the least, you get to see a beautiful display of Antigua Valley’s colorful costumes and crafts.
Where is it? Calle del Cementerio, Final – Jocotenango (10 mins from Antigua)
Contact: 7832-0907
Schedule: 8:30 – 4 p.m. Mon – Fri, 8:30 – 2 p.m. Sat
Admission: adult – $3.25, child – $0.65
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