Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida"

The Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida" is a national museum of modern art in Guatemala City, named after Carlos Mérida.

History

The current museum was established in 1975. The history of the Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida" has its root in the Museo Nacional de Historia y Bellas Artes (national museum of history and fine arts), which was opened on November 10, 1934, and accredited by government on January 15, 1935. It was located in the Templo del Calvario, that was demolished in 1947. The idea reconstruction in a former Policía Nacional Civil building grew during the celebration of the 1953 national feast.^[1]

External links

Information (Spanish)

References

↑ Breve Historia del Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno (Spanish) at Juannio, December 4, 2006.

Museums in Guatemala

Guatemala City	Museo de Historia Natural Museo del Ferrocarril FEGUA Museo Ixchel del Traje Indigena Museo Miraflores Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida" Museo Nacional de Historia Museo Popol Vuh

Antigua Guatemala	Hotel Casa Santo Domingo Hotel Museo Uxlabil

Provincial museums	Centro Cultural la Azotea Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia Museo Regional de Chichicastenango Museo Regional del Sureste de Petén

Coordinates: 14°35′51″N 90°31′44″W / 14.59750°N 90.52889°W / 14.59750; -90.52889

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