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== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History Library<br>
'''Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History Library'''<br>
“Dr. Jesús Núñez Chinchilla” Old Presidential House
“Dr. Jesús Núñez Chinchilla” Old Presidential House
Historical Center AP 1518<br>
Historical Center AP 1518<br>
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== Museums ==
== Museums ==
'''Archeology Museum of Comayagua'''<br>Plaza de San Francisco<br>Comayagua<br>Telephone: (504) 9593 9270/2772 0386<br>
Email: [mailto:rrc.ihah@gmail.com rrc.ihah@gmail.com]<br>Website: [https://www.ecured.cu/Museo_de_Arqueolog%C3%ADa_de_Comayagua Archeology Museum of Comayagua]<br>
Website #2: [http://www.arqueotur.org/yacimientos/museo-regional-de-comayagua.html Regional Museum of Comayagua]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.hondurastips.hn/2016/08/16/las-reliquias-lencas-y-coloniales-del-museo-de-comayagua/ Comayagua Museum]<br>
Website #4: [https://amcomayagua.com/museo-de-comayagua.htm Comayagua Museum]
:It is the only museum of Lenca culture in the world, which has a rich collection of polychrome ceramics of the Preclassic Period, composed of vessels, vases, pieces of jade, some of them from the 74 archaeological sites in the area, including Tenampua, Chircal, Ajuterique, Las Vegas, the Basin of El Cajón and Siguatepeque .
'''Museum of Anthropology and History'''<br>3 Avenida between 3 and 4 blocks NW<br>San Pedro Sula<br>Telephone: (504) 2557 1874/557 1496<br>
'''Museum of Anthropology and History'''<br>3 Avenida between 3 and 4 blocks NW<br>San Pedro Sula<br>Telephone: (504) 2557 1874/557 1496<br>
Email: [mailto:museosps@yahoo.com museosps@yahoo.com]<br>Website: [https://www.ecured.cu/Museo_de_Antropolog%C3%ADa_e_Historia_(Honduras) Museum of Anthropology and History]<br>
Email: [mailto:museosps@yahoo.com museosps@yahoo.com]<br>
Website #2: [https://www.hondurastips.hn/2013/02/27/museo-de-antropologia-e-historia-de-san-pedro-sula/ Museum of Anthropology and History]<br>
[https://www.facebook.com/Museo-de-Antropolog%C3%ADa-e-Historia-de-San-Pedro-Sula-282081248512510/ Facebook]
Website #3: [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/honduras/san-pedro-sula/attractions/museo-de-antropologia-e-historia-de-san-pedro-sula/a/poi-sig/1123510/358481 Museo de Antropología e Historia de San Pedro Sula]<br>Website #4: [https://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/969570-410/las-10-piezas-sobresalientes-del-museo-de-antropolog%C3%ADa-e-historia Museum of Anthropology and History]<br>
Website #5: [https://www.facebook.com/Museo-de-Antropolog%C3%ADa-e-Historia-de-San-Pedro-Sula-282081248512510/ Museo de Antropología e Historia de San Pedro Sula]
 
:Public institution at the national service of society, which acquires, preserves, researches, communicates and exhibits for the purposes of study and education. It treasures in its exhibition halls the most transcendental archaeological collections in the cultural history of the city.
:Public institution at the national service of society, which acquires, preserves, researches, communicates and exhibits for the purposes of study and education. It treasures in its exhibition halls the most transcendental archaeological collections in the cultural history of the city.
 
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'''Museum for National Identity'''<br>Calle El Telegrafo<br>Tegucigalpa<br>Telephone: (504) 2238 7412/2238 7395<br>Email: [mailto:info@min.hn info@min.hn]<br>
'''Museum for National Identity'''<br>Calle El Telegrafo<br>Tegucigalpa<br>Telephone: (504) 2238 7412/2238 7395<br>Email: [mailto:info@min.hn info@min.hn]<br>
Website: [https://www.min.hn/ Museum for National Identity]<br>Website #2: [https://www.revolvy.com/page/Museum-for-National-Identity-(Honduras) Museum for National Identity]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.viator.com/Tegucigalpa-attractions/Museum-for-National-Identity/d23163-a22751 Museum for National Identity]
:Located in the heart of Tegucigalpa’s historical center, the Museum for National Identity summarizes the nation’s historical and cultural identity through its collection of art and artifacts from around Honduras. The exhibits, housed within a nineteenth century hospital that once served as the Palace of Ministries, begin with the geological formation of Honduras and continue through to the present day.  
:Located in the heart of Tegucigalpa’s historical center, the Museum for National Identity summarizes the nation’s historical and cultural identity through its collection of art and artifacts from around Honduras. The exhibits, housed within a nineteenth century hospital that once served as the Palace of Ministries, begin with the geological formation of Honduras and continue through to the present day.  
 
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'''Regional Museum of Maya Archeology'''<br>Central Plaza<br>Copan Ruinas<br>Telephone: (504) 651 3829<br>Email: [mailto:info@copanhonduras.org info@copanhonduras.org]<br>
Website: [http://copanhonduras.org/museo-de-arqueologia-maya/ Museum of Maya Archeology]<br>
Website #2: [https://www.viator.com/Copan-attractions/Maya-Archaeology-Museum-Museo-de-Arqueologia-Maya/d5199-a9958 Maya Archaeology Museum (Museo de Arqueologia Maya)]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.triphistoric.com/historic-sites/museo-regional-de-arqueologia-maya Museo Regional de Arqueologia Maya]<br>
Website #4: [https://eventseeker.com/venue/684302-museo-regional-de-arqueolog%C3%ADa-maya-cop%C3%A1n-ruinas Museo Regional de Arqueologia Maya]
 
:The Museum has an important collection of artifacts, stelae, altars, vessels, jade ornaments, and obsidian utensils from the ruins of Copán.  Of singular importance is the tomb of the scribe that was found in Las Sepulturas, and a collection of eccentrics. As well as the Mayan Calendar and the portraits of the sixteen rulers of the Maya royal family.


For a list of museums in Honduras, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Honduras List of museums in Honduras] in Wikipedia.
For a list of museums in Honduras, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Honduras List of museums in Honduras] in Wikipedia.
==Record Offices==


'''[https://rnp.hn/servicios/ Registro Nacional de las Personas] Tegucigalpa''' (Website is in Spanish.)<br>
Address: Tegucigalpa, Honduras<br>
Telephone: +504 9775-2964<br>
==References==
[[Category:Honduras]]
[[Category:Honduras]]

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Archives[edit | edit source]

National Archive of Honduras 'Antonio Ramon Vallejo' (Archivo Nacional de Honduras)
Barrio El Centro
Christopher Columbus Avenue
Salvador Mendieta Street
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Telephone: (504) 222-8338
Email: archivonacionaldehonduras@yahoo.es
Website

In the National Archive of Honduras is the documentary funds divided based on the periodization of the History of Honduras, Colonial, Federal and Republican era and additionally has a hemerographic fund and another with the records of land titles of 16 of the 18 departments that administratively form the country.

Central American Archives
4th Avenue, 7th and 8th Streets, Zone 1
Guatemala City, Guatemala

This History of the General Archive of Central America located in Guatemala gives more detail on the types of records held.
CRL (Center for Research Libraries) Acquires Central American Archives
Finding Aid
Costa Rica Catalogue Search
Accessing the CRL Collections Information on borrowing records
"The Archivo General de Centroamérica (Central American Archives) 1544-1821, in Guatemala, is the most comprehensive collection found anywhere in the world of historical records spanning the period of Spanish rule in the Americas. The holdings of the Archivo include myriad types of documents covering a host of cultural, legislative, judicial, fiscal, economic, religious, military, agricultural and commercial matters pertaining to the Kingdom of Guatemala, an area which, from the time of the Conquest in 1544 through 1821, embraced modern-day Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Mexican State of Chiapas."[1]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History Library
“Dr. Jesús Núñez Chinchilla” Old Presidential House Historical Center AP 1518
Tegucigalpa, MDC Honduras
Telephone: (+504) 9561-0625
Email: libraryihah1@gmail.com
Website


Juan Ramón Molina National Library (Biblioteca Nacional Juan Ramón Molina)
Avenida Miguel Cervantes
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Telephone: (504) 2222 8577


Libreria Cultura
Bo. Guamilito 8 Avenida 1 y 2 Calle
San Pedro Sula
Telephone: (504) 2550 5750
Email: servicioalcliente@libreriaculturahn.com
Website: Facebook


National Autonomous University of Honduras (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras UNAH)
Boulevard Suyapa
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Telephone: (504) 235 3361
Email: info@unah.edu.hn
Website: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Museums[edit | edit source]

Museum of Anthropology and History
3 Avenida between 3 and 4 blocks NW
San Pedro Sula
Telephone: (504) 2557 1874/557 1496
Email: museosps@yahoo.com
Facebook

Public institution at the national service of society, which acquires, preserves, researches, communicates and exhibits for the purposes of study and education. It treasures in its exhibition halls the most transcendental archaeological collections in the cultural history of the city.

Museum for National Identity
Calle El Telegrafo
Tegucigalpa
Telephone: (504) 2238 7412/2238 7395
Email: info@min.hn

Located in the heart of Tegucigalpa’s historical center, the Museum for National Identity summarizes the nation’s historical and cultural identity through its collection of art and artifacts from around Honduras. The exhibits, housed within a nineteenth century hospital that once served as the Palace of Ministries, begin with the geological formation of Honduras and continue through to the present day.

For a list of museums in Honduras, go to List of museums in Honduras in Wikipedia.

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Registro Nacional de las Personas Tegucigalpa (Website is in Spanish.)
Address: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Telephone: +504 9775-2964

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Archivo General de Centro America, 1544-1821. Guatemala." at Center for Research Libraries. https://catalog.crl.edu/Record/ab5229b5-a49e-5e58-8fad-e16946ba2a03, accessed 18 October 2022. CRL purchased microfilms of the complete set of the Archivo General de Centroamérica (Central American Archives, or CAA)