Art Museums in Lima

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Art Museums in Lima

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  • Nonny
    York, UK16 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Well worth the visit. Closed Mondays. Beautiful building in a lovely park housing a great collection of work from pre-Colombian to Modern period. The cafe is fabulous & has a great selection of Vegetarian & Vegan food. Get there before 3pm to enjoy their special offers! 😉
    Written 10 February 2024
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  • TandTSwitzerland
    Zurich, Switzerland1,138 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    The house is very pretty and consists of the main house and some annex. The exhibitions are nothing to write home about but the rooms are very nice and also the courtyard is very nice, so when you are in Barranco give it a try.
    Written 20 August 2022
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  • Ignacio G
    Santiago, Chile622 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We came to this site expecting a tour around a Franciscan convent.

    For SOL 14 or USD 5 (two tickets - cash only) we were able to access 4 of the 7 sections that comprise this Franciscan compound. The other 3 are inhabited by, well, Franciscan priests.

    The museum itself is amazing with art from the XVIII and XIX century. We were lucky enough to be guided by a student of Art History, which along with telling us how the priests lived and their ways, also gave us some much enriching information about the painting and their details. There is so much to it.

    The tour lasted for 1.5 hours. Hence, if you go here it is important you like art and history, as otherwise it may be tiring (a fast track-20 minute option is the San Francisco church downtown).

    It is advisable to get in and out of there using a taxi (Uber for instance charges about USD 5 to get there from downtown).
    Written 18 April 2016
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  • sandy c
    Copenhagen, Denmark653 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    In the centrally located Park Juana Alarco de Dammert sits this nifty building and collection. The concept is more quality over quanitity. The vast majority of the sculpture, painting, ceramics, are well executed and captivating. You may see some famous names, or artists new-to-you. Most art here is late 19th to early 20th century, in many different styles. After walking through each wing, I walked through again and was just as charmed. If you have the slightest interest in art, I'd call this gem a 'must see'.
    Written 24 March 2020
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  • Mario M
    Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile210 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A very well restored historic landmark in downtown Lima, which also shows one of the many things Chile and Peru have in common, beyond their past differences. Home of Bernardo O´Higgins, fouding father of Chile and great contributor to Peru´s independent movement, shows a piece of history and how life was in the mid 1800.
    Worth stopping by and have a look, don´t forget to read what is on display, very interesting and you can find everything in Spanish and English
    Written 21 January 2016
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  • Greenwood143
    Laval, Canada133 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    If you observe Señor de Los Milagros, well this is the place. One of the best museum we’ve seen in Peru.

    Next to the Iglesias de Las Nazarenas (photo).

    Not the safest area. Taxi in and taxi out only.
    Written 19 July 2018
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  • BobbyK312
    Beijing, China334 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    I love museums and this one was very interesting, albeit a bit small. worth the visit, but don't plan on spending an entire morning or afternoon there
    Written 31 March 2023
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  • Wouter R
    17 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Located in the Parque El Olivar (a true olive orchard) in the San Isidro neighborhood, this museum was the home and studio fo Marina Nunez del Prado, and incredible sculptor. Her sculptures are mostly of women, birds and bulls. Very evocative of Quechua women, often depicting stylized representations of women carrying infants on their backs.
    Beautiful setting, many works and a lovely tour from Teresa, a painter herself who is curator and was a friend of Marina.
    Written 27 May 2019
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  • Kay M
    Augusta, GA1,680 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We saw this museum as part of an excursion off of our cruise ship. All of the exhibits were so interesting and informative. Some of the signs included English; others did not, but it was all fascinating. The dioramas were particularly good as was the Amazon exhibit. This is in a nice part of town, but if you are on your own, the parking may be tricky. Nice gift/book shop as well.
    Written 16 January 2019
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  • sandy c
    Copenhagen, Denmark653 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    It's not a huge institution, but if you like art, especially contemporary art, but if you're in Recoleta I say check out Galeria Enlace. I don't know why the artists here aren't more well known- it's certainly not for lack of talent. The works themselves were often astonishing- colourful, creative, innovative. It's just a block from the PUCP cultural centre, which is also nice to pop into.
    Written 1 July 2020
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  • sandy c
    Copenhagen, Denmark653 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    I don't know why this place isn't more well known. It's not a huge place, but if you are a lover of contemporary art I'd recommend checking it out. Maybe the artists aren't world famous, but should be. Be sure to check out the upper floor. Again, it's not a huge mega-collection, so if contemporary art isn't your thing, don't go out of your way to visit. But if you do, it's just a block from the PUCP Cultural Center.
    Written 1 July 2020
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