This exhibit includes a representative sample of the musical instruments of the Pre-Columbian peoples of Guatemala. The instruments include ceramic drums and rattles, bone scrapers, conch shell trumpets, and a series of ceramic flutes and whistles. These instruments illustrate a wide range of acoustic principles and at the same time, their quality of workmanship and rich iconography makes them veritable artworks. The exhibition includes sound tracks with recordings of the original instruments, illustrating what may have been the sounds of Pre-Columbian music.

The Popol Vuh is a valuable source for the study of Classic Maya religion and iconography. In particular, painted scenes on Classic period vessels show representations of gods and mythical figures that find close parallels in the Popol Vuh characters. This exhibition presents a selection of objects related with the Hero Twins and the Maize God. The centerpiece is the "Vase of the Stars", whose mythical scene involves twelve personages identified as celestial bodies The scene may be interpreted as a Classic version of the defeat of Zipacna by the Hero Twins, as narrated in the Popol Vuh. This sample also includes the "Vase of the Paddlers", a masterpiece from the collections of the Popol Vuh Museum.