Museums
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National Museums
Lima is home to Peru’s great national collections. Two museums tell the story of the country from its first inhabitants to Independence: the new National Museum of Peru (MUNA), south of the city, and the historic museum of Pueblo Libre. MUNA, the National Museum of Peru The MUNA is a large modern museum built in…
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Museo de Arte de Lima
The Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI) is the most important art museum in Peru. Its collection covers about 3,000 years of Peruvian art, from ancient textiles and ceramics to colonial painting, photography and contemporary works. The building The museum is located in the Palacio de la Exposición, an elegant building constructed in 1872 for…
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Larco Museum
The Larco Museum is one of the best museums in Peru and a must for anyone interested in ancient cultures. It was founded in 1926 by Rafael Larco Hoyle, a pioneer of Peruvian archaeology, and is located in Pueblo Libre, in an 18th-century mansion surrounded by gardens full of flowers. The collection The museum tells…