Description of the attraction
The Casa Garcilaso Regional History Museum is one of the most visited museums in the city of Cusco. The museum is located in the building in which the Peruvian historian and writer Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616) was born and lived until the age of 20, the author of the book "Los Comentarios Reales de los Incas", in Russian translation known as "History of the State Incas ".
The museum was based on the collection donated by the Concha Iberico family in 1946 to the Colonial Museum. At first, the museum was located on Calle San Agustin (now Hotel Libertador). Given the importance of the collections, the National Institute of Culture acquired the Casa del Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in 1967 for the Local History Museum.
The style of the museum building corresponds to the style of small palaces or mansions of the 16th - 17th centuries. It has a fully fenced patio with arcades over three wings. Medallions with images of ancient characters are carved on its columns. The staircase leading to the second floor and roof is located in the western corner of the courtyard. The walls of the building are decorated with 16th century frescoes in black and white. The porch is decorated with floral motifs and four-leafed leaves.
The museum has a collection of exhibits from ancient times to the present day. Visitors are invited to appreciate the excellent collection of Inca culture objects, a collection of colonial paintings, it can be viewed on the first and second floor of the museum, a collection of paintings from the Cusco school, sculptures from different times, a collection of coins, ethnographic collections, which include musical instruments, samples of textile processing and products from metal, etc. The museum also hosts contemporary art exhibitions.
