Museo Antropologico y de Arte Contemporaneo, Art and anthropology museum on Malecón 2000 riverfront, Guayaquil, Ecuador

The Museo Antropologico y de Arte Contemporaneo is a museum on the Malecón 2000 waterfront that displays archaeological pieces from Ecuador and Latin America alongside contemporary artworks. The building houses multiple exhibition spaces, an on-site theater, and facilities designed to accommodate all visitors.

Inaugurated on 30 July 2003, the MAAC was built as part of the Malecón 2000 riverfront renewal along the Guayas. Its building takes the form of a huancavilca boat, at Malecón and Loja, opposite the ESPOL Las Peñas campus. The Olaf Holm Library is housed inside. Since opening, the Sala Autoral has hosted solo shows by Enrique Tábara, Oswaldo Viteri and Juan Villafuerte.

The museum's name honours Simón Bolívar, and its building on the Malecón was shaped like a huancavilca boat, a reference to the river culture of the Guayas. Inside, the Olaf Holm library supports research on the collections, and the Sala Autoral hosted solo shows by Enrique Tábara, Oswaldo Viteri and Juan Villafuerte between 2004 and 2008.

The museum sits conveniently along the Malecón promenade, where many other places to visit are nearby. Plan to spend several hours exploring the different exhibitions and theater space.

The building is shaped like a huancavilca boat, a reference to the indigenous culture of the Guayas coast. Inside, the Olaf Holm Library holds documentary collections on Ecuadorian archaeology and art. The museum also runs a virtual library on its website.