, ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁covered ▁ ▁in ▁a ▁ ▁park . ▁It ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁ 2 - story ▁building ▁around ▁a ▁glass - ro of ed ▁pat io , ▁connected ▁to ▁an ▁out door ▁am ph it he atre ▁with ▁ 6 0 0 ▁seats . ▁The ▁museum ▁would ▁have ▁two ▁main ▁exhib it ▁spaces ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor , ▁called ▁" l ungs ", ▁one ▁about ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁about ▁the ▁environment . ▁Under ▁the ▁d ome ▁it ▁would ▁hold ▁the ▁most ▁traditional ▁exhib it , ▁the ▁An cient ▁May a ▁Gallery , ▁planned ▁by ▁special ists ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ontario ▁Museum . ▁The ▁exhib it ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁glass ▁floor ▁over ▁a ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁a ▁half - ex c av ated ▁May an ▁tomb . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁museum ▁were ▁settled ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁building ▁had ▁begun . ▁It ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁latest ▁technology ▁to ▁show case ▁Bel ize . ▁A ▁national ▁election ▁defeated ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁plans ▁were ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁collection ▁ ▁The ▁Bel ize ▁Department ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁with ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁one ▁person . ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁Bel m op an ▁V ault ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁held ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁country