Editing Managua (section)

===Museums and cultural institutions===
{{See also|Museums in Nicaragua}}
[[File:IHNCA.jpg|thumb|right|[[Institute of History of Nicaragua and Central America]]]]
The National Library holds a great amount of volumes and affords abundant bibliographic information about the discovery and independence of [[Nicaragua]]. The National Palace of Culture has an exhibition of Nicaraguan art from the time previous to its independence. Inside the National Palace of Culture is the National Museum, containing archeological finds with some examples of pre-Columbian pottery, statues, and other findings.

Managua is home to an array of [[art galleries]] which feature pieces by both national and international artists.<ref name="AM"/>

Managua is home to many types of museums, some [[art museum]]s include the Julio Cortázar Museum and the Archivo Fílmico de la Cinemateca Nacional. [[Natural history museum]]s include the Museo del Departamento de Malacología UCA, Museo Gemológico de la Concha y el Caracol, and Museo Paleontológico "El Hato". The Santo Domingo de Guzmán Museum is an [[anthropology]] museum. [[History]] museums include the Museo de la Revolución, Museo Casa Hacienda San Jacinto and Museo Parque Loma de Tiscapa.

The Doctor Roberto Incer Barquero Library, located in Managua, is designated to promote [[Culture of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan culture]]. The library has 67,000 books, free internet, a newspaper archive, and economic information from the Central Bank. The library also has a gallery in the same building, where notable Nicaraguan paintings, as well as pieces from new promising artists, are exhibited. In the [[numismatic]] hall there is a permanent exhibition of Nicaraguan coins, bills, and memorial medals from throughout Nicaragua's history.<ref>{{cite news |    title=Library 'Dr. Roberto Incer Barquero' |  url =http://www.vianica.com/activity/40/library-dr-roberto-incer-barquero |work=ViaNica |  access-date = 2007-08-19 }}</ref>

[[Cultural center]]s in Managua include the Centro Cultural Nicaragüense Norteamericano (CCNN) (Nicaraguan-North American Culture Center), the Centro Cultural Chino Nicaragüense ([[Chinese Nicaraguan]] Culture Center), the [[Alliance Française]] de Managua {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008054340/http://www.alianzafrancesa.org.ni/ |date=2007-10-08 }} (French Alliance of Managua), among others.