Mayan Sculpture Museum

Museum entrance.

The Mayan Sculpture Museum is a museum dedicated to the Mayan culture in the town of Copan Ruinas, very close to the archaeological site of the same name in Honduras. The installations preserve various figures, sculptures, engravings, and original parts of the temples within them.[1]

## History[edit]

The museum was built in 1993, as part of the tourist attraction of the archaeological site and to preserve many of the sculptures found in and around Copan. The museum wanted to have a considerable size to be able to house the enormous collection of archaeological pieces, in addition to having an open design so that it can have a guaranteed entry of natural light, since when it was built the town did not have many sources of electricity.

When the building was finished, It was designed to house more than 3,000 pieces of sculpture distributed in 59 exhibits; Inside, a series of sculptures that have been rescued from the archaeological site are exhibited. The huge building comprises about 4,000 square meters of construction on two levels (most of them are underground).it was filled with stelae and pieces of sculpture of deities from the Mayan pateon such that were found scattered throughout the site.[2][3]

## Collection[edit]

Among its exhibits stands out the impressive life-size replica of the Rosalila Temple, also known as the Temple of the Sun, discovered under structure 16 in perfect condition. It also houses the original Altar Q and Stelae A, P and 2. In addition to figures of beings that are part of Mayan mythology, such as Chaac or Camazotz, the collection includes original parts of temples reassembled within the museum, as well as calendars and engravings.[4]

## Gallery[edit]

* Altar Q

* Chaac sculpture

* Statue of Camazotz

* Rosalilila temple replica

* Temple statute of Chaac.

* Mayan Glyphs from a temple.

## See also[edit]

* El puente
* Rio Amarillo
* Cerro Palenque

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Museo Escultura – Asociacion Copan" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
2. ^ @dm1n25tr4t0r (2013-04-29). "El Museo de la Escultura, Parque Arqueológico de Copán Ruinas". Honduras Tips (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-26.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ "CEDTURH – Centro De Documentación Turística". cedturh.iht.hn. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
4. ^ Fundacion ILAM. "Museo de la Escultura Maya". ilamdir.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.