MUNAG, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Guatemala, occupies the Real Palacio de los Capitanes Generales facing Antigua’s Parque Central, and until 31 December 2026 its Dalí print exhibition is free, Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00, according to the Ministry of Culture’s announcement of 13 September 2026.

In short: MUNAG faces Parque Central; the ministry gives the address as 5.ª calle between 4.ª and 5.ª avenida, inside the Real Palacio. The show on now, La Divina, sets 100 woodcut prints by Salvador Dalí from the Divine Comedy beside Guatemalan surrealist work, free to 31 December 2026. Ministry museums close on Mondays. The Ministry of Culture does not publish a standing MUNAG admission fee on its SIC directory or its MUNAG page (checked https://www.sicultura.gob.gt/directory-directorio_c/listing/munag/ and https://culturaguate.gob.gt/munag/, 9 November 2026).

Hours, entry and address

WhatDetailPublished by (date)
BuildingReal Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, facing Parque CentralMinistry of Culture news, 13 Sep 2026
Street address5.ª calle between 4.ª and 5.ª avenidaMinistry of Culture Museum Day list, 17 May 2026; culturaguate.gob.gt (undated)
Hours, Dalí exhibitionTuesday to Sunday, 10:00-17:00, until 31 Dec 2026Ministry of Culture news, 13 Sep 2026
Entry, Dalí exhibitionFreeMinistry of Culture news, 13 Sep 2026
Closing dayMonday (all ministry museums and cultural centres)Ministry of Culture news, 31 Mar 2025
Earlier published hours10:00-18:00Ministry of Culture news: 31 Mar 2025, 6 Aug 2025, 17 May 2026
Directory hours10:00-19:00SIC directory (undated)
Standing admission feeNot publishedSIC directory and culturaguate.gob.gt, checked 9 Nov 2026
On siteAudio guides; gift shop La Galeríaculturaguate.gob.gt (undated)
Contact address in the directory4a Avenida Norte, Sacatepéquez 03001SIC directory (undated)

The closing time has drifted. The ministry’s own notices said 18:00 in March 2025, in August 2025 and on Museum Day, Sunday 17 May 2026; the September 2026 notice for the current show says 17:00; the undated SIC directory still says 19:00. The newest dated figure is 17:00, so plan to be inside by mid-afternoon. In March 2025 the ministry also said its museums keep special weekend hours that it posts on its social networks, so a Saturday or Sunday visit is worth confirming there.

On now: La Divina, Dalí and the Guatemalan surrealists

The exhibition La Divina. Grabados de Dalí en conversación con el surrealismo guatemalteco opened on 12 September 2026. The ministry organised it with FUNIBER. It gathers one hundred prints that Salvador Dalí made from his watercolours inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, and places them in dialogue with work by Guatemalans who worked with surrealism.

Two other bodies of work hang alongside the Dalí woodcuts, per the announcement: pieces by the Spanish artist Eugenio Fernández Granell, and Carlos Mérida’s lithographs based on the Popol Vuh. The ministry’s wording on access is plain: the show “permanecerá abierta al público de manera gratuita hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2026” (it stays open to the public free of charge until 31 December 2026), Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00.

The free run ends on 31 December, so a visit in the last weeks of the year is the final chance; the Antigua in December 2026 guide covers that month’s calendar.

The permanent rooms

The Ministry of Culture’s SIC directory describes permanent and temporary exhibitions covering colonial, republican and contemporary art: painting, sculpture, photography, popular art and other visual forms. It adds that MUNAG runs educational programmes, guided visits, talks and workshops for different age groups.

The ministry’s MUNAG page on culturaguate.gob.gt, whose text credits the government of President Alejandro Giammattei, arranges the visit by five periods: Prehispanic, Colonial, Republican, Modern and Contemporary. It lists audio guides and a gift shop, La Galería, whose sales benefit the Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro of Antigua and art-restoration projects.

Wikipedia (Spanish, secondary source) gives the opening history: the first phase opened on 10 September 2021 and the second on 1 August 2022, adding 10 rooms, for more than 842 square metres of exhibition space. It names the lintel of Temple III at Tikal and the funerary offerings of king K’utz Chman among the works shown.

In February 2026, during the Museo de Arte Colonial case, the ministry moved four works from that museum’s collection to MUNAG, among them Jesús ante Pilatos by Tomás de Merlo (Ministry of Culture, 26 February 2026). The announcement does not say whether they are on display.

The building

The SIC directory says its construction and alterations go back to the 16th century and that in 1776 it became the seat of political and administrative power of the Reino de Guatemala.

The same directory says the older Museo de Santiago de los Caballeros, also known as the Museo de Armas, moved into the Real Palacio in 2011, into the former Cárcel de la Corte. The ministry’s list of museums open for Museum Day on 17 May 2026 names MUNAG as its only venue in Antigua.

MUNAG has been checked for damage after tremors before. After the seismic activity of 8 July 2025, the minister of culture, Liwy Grazioso, inspected MUNAG and the Museo de Arte Colonial, and the ministry’s conservation team assessed cracks in MUNAG. The ministry quoted her saying the museums would reopen only once visitors and staff were safe. After a strong quake, check the ministry’s channels before you walk over; recent shaking is listed on the Antigua earthquakes page.

Concerts and free days

MUNAG also hosts music. The ministry announced an open rehearsal by the Cuarteto Primavera on 24 September 2026, at 10:00, during the chamber-music festival, with free entry as part of a museum visit, and a Sábados Clásicos concert by the same quartet on 14 March 2026 at 17:00, with free tickets to download. During the International Museum Day celebrations of May 2026 the ministry advertised free entry at MUNAG for national and foreign visitors.

Fitting MUNAG into a day in Antigua

Because MUNAG faces Parque Central, it fits around almost any plan in the centre. Pair it with a morning free walking tour of Antigua and go in afterwards, leaving time before the 17:00 close.

For a museum day, compare it with the paid collections at Casa Santo Domingo. If the rest of your list is ruins, the Antigua ruins entry fees page gives the foreign-visitor prices at the sites that charge. For the wider list of what else is in town, see things to do in Antigua.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is MUNAG in Antigua Guatemala and what does it cost?

MUNAG is the Museo Nacional de Arte de Guatemala, run by the Ministry of Culture inside the Real Palacio de los Capitanes Generales facing Antigua’s Parque Central. Its current exhibition, La Divina, with 100 Dalí prints, is free until 31 December 2026 (Ministry of Culture, 13 September 2026). The ministry does not publish a standing general admission fee for MUNAG on its SIC directory listing or its culturaguate.gob.gt page (checked 9 November 2026).

What are MUNAG's opening hours?

For the Dalí exhibition the Ministry of Culture gives Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00, until 31 December 2026 (announcement of 13 September 2026). Earlier ministry notices gave 10:00 to 18:00 (March 2025, August 2025 and Sunday 17 May 2026), and the undated SIC directory says 10:00 to 19:00. Use the newest figure and arrive before 16:00.

Is MUNAG open on Mondays?

No. In its Holy Week notice of 31 March 2025 the Ministry of Culture said its museums and cultural centres close only on Mondays, and the Dalí exhibition schedule of September 2026 runs Tuesday to Sunday.

Where exactly is MUNAG?

In the Real Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, facing Parque Central. The ministry’s Museum Day list of 17 May 2026 gives the address as 5.ª calle between 4.ª and 5.ª avenida, Real Palacio de los Capitanes, La Antigua Guatemala.

What is in MUNAG's permanent collection?

The SIC directory lists colonial, republican and contemporary art, with painting, sculpture, photography and popular art. The ministry’s culturaguate.gob.gt page arranges the rooms by five periods: Prehispanic, Colonial, Republican, Modern and Contemporary, and offers audio guides.

Can MUNAG close without notice?

It has happened after earthquakes. After the seismic activity of 8 July 2025 the minister of culture inspected MUNAG, conservators assessed cracks in the building, and she said museums would reopen only once visitors and staff were not at risk (Ministry of Culture, 9 July 2025).