Guam Museum
Guam and Chamorro Educational Facility
The Guam and Chamorro history and culture museum in Hagåtña, where visitors can learn about roughly four thousand years of the island's story.
The Guam Museum, formally named the Guam and Chamorro Educational Facility, opened in 2016 at Skinner Plaza in Hagåtña. The building's design draws on traditional Chamorro elements. Its permanent exhibition, 'I Hinanao-ta,' tells the story of Guam's roughly four thousand years in chronological order. It covers ancient Chamorro seafaring and latte stone culture, Spanish colonization and the arrival of Catholicism, the American takeover, and the Japanese occupation during World War II and postwar development. Exhibits include traditional outrigger canoes, handicrafts, and old photographs, with clear English explanations. Admission is a few US dollars. Opening hours are listed on the official website, and the museum is usually closed on Mondays. It is within walking distance of Spanish Plaza and the cathedral.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–16:00; usually closed Mondays (check website)
Nearby sights
- Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica
- Plaza de España & Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral
- Chamorro Village Night Market
- Latte Stone Park
- Fort Santa Agueda
- War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Asan Beach)
- Ypao Beach Park
- Fish Eye Marine Park