Description of the attraction
The National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History of Peru is the oldest public museum in the country. Its importance lies in the vast and varied cultural heritage housed in its halls and archives. Articles made of ceramics, textiles, metal and stone, made by the ancient artisans of the pre-Hispanic period, with methods that still amaze modern specialists.
This museum contains historical, artistic and documentary, photo and bibliographic values of the colonial and republican period. They make this space a meeting place for the history of Peru.
The museum was founded in 1822 by José Bernardo de Tagle i Portocarrero, José Bernardo de Monteagudo and Mariano Eduardo de Rivero and Ustariz, who later became the first director of this museum. Thanks to the work of these three people, the project of the National Museum of Peru was realized in 1826. The building of the museum is located in the Pueblo Libre district in the city of Lima, in the 18th century mansion where Simon Bolivar and Generalissimo Don José de San Martin lived.
The National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History of Peru contains a huge variety of historical and cultural artifacts, making it the largest museum in the country. This museum is the only place where you can see exhibits illustrating the history of Peru from the first settlers to the present day. Also in its funds there is a large collection of exhibits from the pre-Hispanic period.
Among the most important treasures of the national museum is an image of crossed arms from the Kotosh Temple, an archaeological site dating back to the period 2300-1200. BC e., found near the city of Huanuco. In the museum hall, you can also see the Raimondi stele - a monolithic stone sculpture in the shape of a parallelepiped, on one side of which is depicted a mythical creature with two staffs, reminiscent of the god Viracocha of the Tiahuanaco culture, belonging to the Chavin culture of ancient Peru. The collection of the museum also contains paintings from the colonial period, mainly of the Cusco school of painting, and priceless examples of textiles from the Paracas culture.
The museum hosts temporary exhibitions, archaeological workshops on the preservation of finds from ceramics, textiles and metal, and also has a workshop for teaching children and adolescents.
The National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History of Peru is an ideal place where everyone, regardless of age or background, can learn a lot about the history of the country and its inhabitants.
