Museo Regional del Sureste de Petén

The Museo Regional del Sureste de Petén ("Southeastern Petén Regional Museum") is an archaeological museum in the town of Dolores in the Petén Department of Guatemala. The museum is located 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Flores, the departmental capital, among the Maya Mountains in an area rich in archaeological sites. It is open daily from 8am to 5pm.

The museum is operated by the Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala ("Archaeological Atlas of Guatemala"), a part of the Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural ("Department of Cultural and Natural Heritage"), under the Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes ("Ministry of Culture and Sports"). The collection consists of artefacts belonging to the ancient Maya civilization.

Construction of the museum was first proposed by the Dirección General de Caminos ("Highways Department") in 1998 as part of its plans to build a highway from San Luis to Flores in order to offset any damage to Guatemala's cultural heritage caused by the construction project. The land upon which the museum was built was donated in 1998, and had originally been used for the first seat of the municipal council. Construction began in December 1999, with the fabric of the building being completed in November 2000. In 2001, the Dirección General de Caminos officially handed the building over to the Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes.

In 2000, the Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala petitioned the Agencia Española de Cooperación International ("Spanish Agency for International Cooperation") for funding to restore excavated artefacts ready for display in the museum. The agency responded positively and the Atlas Arqueológica was able to contract archaeologists from the Tikal National Park to carry out the restoration work. This restoration process lasted two years. The museum was officially opened on 17 March 2005 and is administered by staff of the Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala.

The building consists of the exhibition halls, administrative facilities, a warehouse, guardroom, sanitary services and a community hall.

The museum is dedicated to the display of objects excavated by the Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala within the southeastern Petén region. It displays approximately 125 ceramic pieces and eight stone sculptures. The display of artefacts is divided into periods, ranging from the Late Preclassic through to the Postclassic, covering a span from 900 BC through to 1524 AD. The collection is not limited to the municipality of Dolores, it also includes pieces from the municipalities of La Libertad, Melchor de Mencos, Poptún, San Luis, Santa Ana and San Francisco. Twenty-two archaeological sites are represented at the museum, they include Calzada Mopan, Copoja, Curucuitz, El Chal, El Ocote, El Reinado, Itzimte, Ix Ak, Ixcoxol, Ix Ek', Ixkun, Ixtonton, Ixtutz, La Gloria-Sacul, Limones, Machaquila, Maringa, Pueblito, Sacul, Suk Che', Ucanal and Yaltutu. There are also pieces recovered from the caves of Aktun Ak'ab, Balam Na and El Chapayal.

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