Guatemalan National History Museum

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The Guatemalan National History Museum or Museo Nacional de Historia is a national museum in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The museum was founded in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. "Museo Nacional de Historia". Portal MCD (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-06.