Culture : Guatemala

This pathfinder includes information about electronic resources on Guatemalan culture. It is divided into the following sections: General Reference | Museums | Performing Arts | For materials at the Library of Congress, consult the Hispanic Reading Room, Performing Arts Reading Room, and American Folklife Center. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Guatemala is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to regional resources for Latin America is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/guatemala/). Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for international and multinational information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/guatemala.html)

GENERAL REFERENCE

EMBAJADA DE GUATEMALA EN ESPANA: INFORMACION CULTURAL  (http://www.arrakis.es/%7Eembaguat/culinf.htm)
The Embassy of Guatemala in Spain provides a comprenhensive directory of cultural information regarding Guatemala. It includes Ballet and Dance groups; Television chanels; Art galleries;Cultural Institutions; Museums, main Newspapers; Magazines; Theaters and Universities. In Spanish.

MAYA CULTURE  (http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maya/mayastor.html)
Presents details on Maya culture, provided by Paula Giese. Includes stories, cautionary tales, a Maya calendar, pronunciation guide of the Yucatec Mayan language, and a table of Maya numbers. Discusses the origins of Mayan traditional storyteller's tales.

THE MAYA RUINS PAGE  (http://www.mayaruins.com)
A photographic tour of Maya archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. Includes interactive maps, quotations from explorers and scholars, and a bibliography.

MAYA, THE GUATEMALAN INDIAN CENTRE  (http://www.maya.org.uk)
The Guatemalan Indian Centre's site provides access to exhibitions of Maya textiles; photos of Guatemala, Maya photos; a collection of textiles (largest collection of Guatemalan Maya textiles). It also provides Ethnographic and anthropological research into the evolution of costume (patterns, motifs, functions, techniques, trends and fashions), and tribal textiles from Guatemala. Tribaleye.

MUSEUMS

MUSEO POPOL VUH, POPOL VUH MUSEUM, GUATEMALA  (http://www.popolvuh.ufm.edu.gt/)
This site features Museo Popol Vuh presenting an important collection of ancient Maya art, archaeology, colonial art of Guatemala. Currently they have an special exhibit about Mayas voices: precolumbian musical instruments. In English and Spanish.

MUSEUMS IN GUATEMALA  (http://htttp//www.larutamayaonline.com)
This site provides a list of the most relevant Museums in Guatemala, such as the Botanical Gardens Museum, the National Museum of Modern Art, the National Natural History Museum, the Popol Vuh Archaeological Museum, the National Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, and so on. It also provides access to other links, such as an interesting gallery of pictures. In Spanish.

PALACIO DE LA CULTURA  (http://www.guatemalaontheweb.com/Pages/Where/GuatemalaCity/palacio%5Fde%5Fla%5Fcultura.htm)
This site features the Palacio de la Cultura was formerly know as Palacio Nacional or National Palace, it is the seat of Guatemalan Government opened in 1943. It was built during the dictatorship of President Jorge Ubico.

PINACOTECA GUATEMALTECA  (http://www.literaturaguatemalteca.org/pinacoteca.htm )
This site features Guatemalan art since the precolombian period until the Twentieth century. It provides links to the most important artists within this period of time. In Spanish.

VISITA LOS MUSEOS Y PARQUES DE AMERICA LATINA  (http://ilam.org)
A very comprehensive directory of museums and national parks of Latin American countries, including Brazil. Organized by countries. In Spanish.

PERFORMING ARTS

ARSLATINO/TODO EL ARTE LATINOAMERICANO PARA VER, CONOCER Y COMPRAR  (http://www.arslatino.com/)
This website is a complete source for latinamerican art and artists, their exhibitions in important museums and galleries arround the world; news about painters, paintings, sculptures, photography and engravings. Also a place to shop art. In Spanish.

ART WORKSHOP IN LA ANTIGUA GUATEMALA  (http://www.artguat.org/)
Presents Art Workshops in la Antigua Guatemala, a program that offers art courses in various fields. Explains that the workshops are part of a Guatemalan travel package. Provides contact information in Guatemala and Minneapolis, Minnesota.