Dr. David J. Guzmán National Museum

That I got the chance to visit temporary exhibition on National Lottery of El Salvador. I can’t tell better than say that I really learn something new. I enjoyed the agriculture permanent exhibition which explores the agriculture development of the country and region. On the second floor there was an exhibition about African history in the country. There lot of other things to describe but to avoid more spoiling the backyard exhibition was very nice too. Just regret that museum shop store opens Saturday afternoon and I visited during the morning.

First off, the museum IS open as of March 7, 2025. There were a number of conflicting reports in the comments about the museum being closed over the last few weeks. It is definitely back open now. That said, I was a little disappointed with my visit. They do have some interesting displays, but the layout is confusing. Much of the signage is available in Spanish and English, but some of the English translations are printed in a faint gray text which is nearly impossible to read in the dim light. As others have pointed out, foreigners pay 10x what locals pay and, honestly, the quality of the content doesn’t merit the $10 entrance fee. A map of the museum, even if provided electronically, would be very helpful. There are no clear indications where the different rooms are and I nearly missed a few before stumbling into them purely by accident. I had high expectations ahead of my visit, but left a little let down.

Cool exhibits. Very informative.

This is probably the best museum in San Salvador. It was very informative and the displays were very interesting. I enjoyed the Mayan funerals and sacrifices section the most and was intrigued at how much history there is here about Mayan people. I’m giving it 4 stars only because I wish they had a gift shop with some of the Mayan history and trinkets to take home. Otherwise it was an absolute 5/5 for me. I found the last part of the tour emotional and moving but enjoyed that they kept every part of history ugly and bad still displayed. Shows how much El Salvador has endured to be where it is at today.

This museum was so so so good. I highly recommend. I would give it 6 stars if I could. Pictures, paintings, sculpture, pottery, history, anthropology, agriculture, ... The personal working was helpful and kind, it was clean, the expositions were well structured. I would count 2hours to 2.5hours to take your time around the museum. If you can choose the day you go there, once a month they host a special event after 5pm and stay open until 10pm, go then.

So much information here Except you have to read all the information yourself. So much safety here. If you are in the city come check it out and learn about the history of El Salvador. Americans pay $10 to enter and salvadorian $1. Bathrooms are not so clean.

Great experience. Learned a lot about the El Salvadoran history, and it's ties to the other Central American countries. Beautiful art. They are doing a lot of renovation right now.

Beautiful building and a decent art collection. Unfortunately, it's still under construction and there is some noise and several rooms half finished. Still, I'm glad I went. I love museums, and I've no doubt this one will be awesome once it's completed.