There is a wide variety of museums in Guatemala, with collections varying from pre-ColumbianMesoamerican artefacts to Spanish colonial art and collections of regional interest.
This museum is dedicated to the display of contemporary art by modern Maya artists of Kaqchikel and Tz'utujil ethnicity, and twelved themed exhibitions on Guatemalan folklore, housed within a period building close to Antigua's central park.
Museo de Artes y Artesanías Populares de Sacatepéquez
This private museum is situated in a former coffee mill and preserves the original late 19th century machinery, including its water wheel. The museum was founded in 2000 as part of the Centro Cultural La Azotea. The exhibition covers all stages of coffee production including cultivation, harvest, roasting and trade. The collection includes milling machines from different parts of the world. The museum also includes educational materials such as production statistics for the most important coffee producing countries. Facilities include a shop and cafeteria The grounds of the museum include a working plantation producing coffee that is processed on-site for sale to visitors.