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Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena
Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena Review
The city's best museum, the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Dress, focuses on textiles of Guatemala's indigenous community, with an impressive array of handwoven fabrics from 120 highland communities, some of which date from the 19th century. It will provide you with a good background in the regional differences among textiles before you head out to the highlands. You'll also find sculptures, photographs, and paintings, including works by Andres Curruchich, an influential Guatemalan folk painter. Multimedia and interactive weaving displays make the museum engaging for all ages—watch one of the short introductory videos describing the museum's holdings to get your grounded—and there's a café, a bookstore, and a terrific gift shop. The only drawback is its location—at the bottom of a long hill at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín.
- Address: 6 C. at 6 Av., Guatemala City, Zona 10 | Map It
- Phone: 2331-3662
- Cost: Q35
- Hours: Weekdays 9-5, Sat. 9-1
- Website: www.museoixchel.org
- Location: New City
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