Guatemala City's Museum of Modern Art, formally named for Carlos Mérida, is one of the capital's key art stops. It focuses on Guatemalan modern and contemporary work, with Mérida's legacy giving the collection a strong connection to the country's 20th-century visual identity.
The museum sits in the same broader cultural zone as several other national museums, making it easy to combine with archaeology or ethnology displays. It is especially useful if your trip through Guatemala is heavy on Maya sites and colonial towns, because it shows a more recent, urban, experimental side of the country.