| Museum |
Description |
Opening Times |
Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera
(Rafael Larco Herrera Archaeological Museum) |
Av. Bolívar 1515, Pueblo Libre
Telephone: 4611312 |
Archaeological objects mostly from coast cultures of the north of Peru. Important Gold collection |
Monday to Sunday from 09.00 to 18.00 |
Web site:
http://www.museolarco.org/iindex.html
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Museo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia
(Anthropology, Archaeology and History National Museum)
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Plaza Bolívar s/n, Pueblo Libre
Telephone: 463-5070
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Prehispanic Objects and Master Pieces of Ancient Cultures of Peru |
Tuesday to Sunday from 09.30 to 17.3 |
Web site:
http://mnaah.perucultural.org.pe/
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Museo de la Nación
(National Museum) |
Av. Javier Prado Este 2465, San Borja
Telephone: 476-9875 |
Temporal Exhibitions dedicated to Contemporary Art. |
Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 17.00 |
Museo de Arte de Lima
(Art Museum of Lima) |
Paseo Colón 125, Lima
Telephone 423-4732 |
Prehispanic objects, colonial, republican and modern art. |
Tuesday to Sunday from 09.00 to 19.00 |
Web site:
http://museoarte.perucultural.org.pe/
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Museo de Arte Colonial Pedro de Osma
(Pedro de Osma Colonial Art Museum) |
Av.Pedro de Osma 421, Barranco
Telephone: 467-0915 |
Silver collection, paintings, sculpture, and furniture of XVII,XVIII and XIX centuries. |
Tuesday to Sunday from
10h00 to 13h30
14h30 to 18h00 |
Museo Amano (Amano Museum) |
Calle Retiro 160, Miraflores
Telephone: 441-2909
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Collection of objects from the Central Coast.Unique pieces of textile art of Chancay. |
Monday to Friday
15h00 and 16h00 |
Museo de Arte Popular del Instituto Riva Agüero de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
(Riva Agüero Popular Art Museum) |
Jr. Camaná 459, Lima
Telephone: 427-9275 |
Collection of Ancient and Modern Popular Art(Masks from all regions of Peru, engravings, handicraft from Ayacucho and Cusco, northern artesian and utilitarian basketry.)
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Monday to Friday from 13.00 to 20.00 Saturdays from 09.00 to 13.00 |
Museo Taurino de la Plaza de Acho
(Taurine Museum of Acho Square) |
| Hualgayoc 332, Rímac |
Paintings, photographs, garments, weapons and equipment of taurine art. |
Monday to Friday from 09.00 to 16.00 |
Museo del Banco Central de Reserva
(Banco Central de Reserva Museum) |
Jr. Ucayali 299, esquina con Lampa, Lima
Telephone: 427-6250 |
-Pinacotheca: Peruvian Paintings from XIX century up to the present.
-Numismatics: coins, bills, medals and caps. It is the biggest collection of coins from colonial period up to the present.
- Archaeology: handicrafts, metal and textile from all Prehispanic cultures. |
Tuesday
to Friday from 10:00 to 16:30 Saturday to Sunday from 10:00 to 13:00 Monday is closed.
Free entrance: Educational Programmes for School Children |
Web site:
http://museobcr.perucultural.org.pe/
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| Museo de la Catedral de Lima (Lima Catedral Museum) |
Plaza Mayor, Lima
Telephone: 427-5980 |
Religious pinacotheca, wood work and some liturgical objects from vice regal periods. The remains of Francisco Pizarro lie here. |
Monday
to Sunday from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 15.00 to 18.00 |
Museo Numismático del Banco Wiese
(Banco Wiese Numismatics Museum |
Jr. Cusco 245, Lima
Telephone 428-6060 Anexo 2009 |
Coins and an important gold collection of the Cohen Family. |
Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 17.00 |
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| Museo Histórico Militar Real Felipe (Real Felipe Military Historical Museum) |
Av. Saenz Peña s/n, Callao
Telephone: 429-0532 |
Remains and historic vestiges, replicas and allegories of events related to the Fortress such as the defence of Lima from the Europeans and the war against Chile. |
Tuesday to Sunday from 09.00 to 13.00 |
Web site:
http://www.ejercito.mil.pe/ejercito/tradicion/museos/real_felipe/inicio.htm
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Museo de Oro del Perú y Armas del Mundo
(Peru Golden Museum and Worldwide Weapons) |
Av. Alonso de Molina 1100, Monterrico Surco
Telephone : 435-0791 |
Cloth, golden and silverobjects and precious stones from Prehispanic cultures and weapons from several periods, some of them are three thousand years old. |
Monday to Sunday from 12.00 to 19.00 |
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| Museo Privado ENRICO POLI (Enrico Poli Private Museum) |
Lord Cochrane 466 - Miraflores
Telephone: 422-2437 y 440-7100 |
Silver and Gold colonial art pieces- Huacos from ancient Peru.
Entrance US$ 15.00 per person |
All
days previous appointment from 11:00 to 19.00 |
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Museo
Conmemorativo de la inmigración Japonesa
(Japanese Immigration Commemorative Museum) |
Av.Gregorio Escobedo 803, Jesús María
Telephone 463-1245 Anexo 6 |
Important collection of objects related to the first Japanese immigrants in our Coast who arrived in 1889. |
Monday to Friday from 14.00 to 18.00 |
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| Museo de la Cultura Peruana (Peruvian Culture Museum) |
Av. Alfonso Ugarte 650, Lima
Telephone : 423-5892 < |
Precious collection of popular Art from Prehispanic periods up to the present.. |
Monday to Saturday from 10.00 to 17.00 |
Web site:
http://museodelacultura.perucultural.org.pe/
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Museo de Historia Natural Javier Prado de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
(Javier Prado Natural History Museum) |
Av. Arenales 1256, Jesús María
Telephone: 471-0117
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Collections of animals and medicinal and industrial plants of Peru. Exhibition of sea plants. |
Monday to Saturday from 09.00 to 13.00 |
| Museo de Arte Italiano (Italian Art Museum) |
Paseo de la República 250, Lima
Telephone : 423-9932
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Oils, engravings, handicrafts,bronze and marble sculptures of contemporary Italian artists. |
Tuesday to Friday from 09.00 to 19.00 Saturday to Sunday from 11.00 to 17.00 |
