Museo de la Arquitectura Maya

The Museum of Maya Architecture is housed in the Baluarte de Nuestra Senora de la Soledad, a coastal fort completed in 1692 as the largest of eight bastions defending San Francisco de Campeche against pirates. After restoration beginning in 1937, the building served as an archaeology museum before reopening in 2005 with its current focus on pre-Hispanic Maya construction. The collection showcases architectural elements from four regional Maya styles: Puuc, Chenes, Rio Bec, and Northern Peten, with artifacts from major sites including Edzna, Becan, and Calakmul. Highlights include explanations of Maya hieroglyphic writing and the Mask of Calakmul jade gallery.