The anthropology and historical museum is located in a XVI century house that was restored and that during the Republican Period was the country’s first Presidential House, quartered the Congress and most probably the Supreme Court of Justice. The Executive Branch was set here from1862 until the capital was transferred to Tegucigalpa in 1880. During the XX century this house was used as military headquarters, post office, telegraph office and finally became a museum in 1940 after a restoration process during Carias’ administration.
The museum has a rich collection of polychrome pottery made up of vessels, pots, jade artifacts, procession models, old printing press machinery, etc. We had a good time viewing the history of Honduras even though we were unable to read the description located next to each item.
The one thing we became sure of after visiting one area of the museum was that we are getting old. When did curators decide that cassette players should be displayed along side wooly mammoth bones?
Tina was pretty sure that the guy in the glass box simply needed an adjustment to be revived.
The courtyard was beautiful with all the flowers in bloom and each of us has decided that we will build our future homes in the same way. The museum/house is located in the cities center where it is very noisy however, with the house built to surround the courtyard it made for a very quiet relaxing space.
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