Peru is so much more than the Inca’s! This lovely museum showcases wonderful art made by the Incas but also by pre-Inca civilizations. Explanations are well done, in Spanish, English and French. Definitely worth a visit!

Very well made, small but elegant and informative. A truly unique place. We wandered in randomly, with no expectations, and were touched by the finesse, elegance and spirit of the place. Extremely well thought of - refined.

This is a lovely museum that provides historical and religious context for the artwork displayed. It shares the last 3000 years of art styles of pre-Columbian peoples and cultures up to the Imcas. The pieces are beautiful and you can the distinct art forms of each culture. It's a little heartbreaking that the art timeline 'ended' in 1532, when the Spanish arrived.

This is a great, comprehensive museum of Andean cultures. It is housed in a building that the Incas to re-educate the children of conquered nations. Then the Spanish used it to re-educate orphaned Inca children in a convent school. You learn about each of the 3,000 years of cultures, the artistry, and symbols in the Andes. There are audio and written guides in multiple languages. Our 9 and 10 year old kids loved it, too. I should also mention it's not part of the tourist pass-set of museums. So, unlike the Regional Historical Museum of Cusco, you can visit this without having to buy an expensive pass. You can, of course, spring for the museum and restaurant tickets.

The museum has art pieces from different periods of Peru and a lot of the collection are stunning. Most of the descriptions are quite detailed but some are repetitive and didn’t offer a lot of new information. In the gold room, there’s a small section of the wall where the light went out. Wish they actually fixed it. Also during the visit, there is some preparation for an event where workers were setting up metal framework to cover the courtyard, which closed off access to one of the first floor room and prevented people from going on the hallway on most of second floor.

A very well-designed exhibition of the native pre-colonial art, with many examples of the craft from the different regions oflf nowadays Peru. You'll learn about mythology, religious ceremonies and costumes of the native people of Peru, and not only the Inka! Very educative, and gives a good overview of everything you're going to see during your stay in Cusco, from the symbles on the jewelery in the market to the archeologicalbsotes you're hopefully about to visit. If there is one museum you'll be visiting while staying in Cusco and exploring it, let it be this one.

I was thoroughly impressed by the collection the museum held of artifacts. I loved how the museum was curated as you venture through materials (wood, stone, metal) and through the various cultures that isn't just Inca. I loved seeing how different visually the styles were depending on the culture. The museum has a video intro at the beginning to give you a bit of history before you venture into the galleries. I would definitely recommend checking out the museum if you have an hour or two to spare in town.