Description of the attraction
The National Museum is one of the most important in Peru. It stands on the same level in its importance and prestige with the National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History of Peru in Lima. The museum was opened in 1988 in the capital of Peru. In 1991, the museum building was damaged by a fire, after which the museum was transferred to the building of the former Ministry of Fisheries.
The National Museum has in its funds thousands of original works from different periods of Peruvian history, obtained during archaeological research, as well as returned artifacts that smugglers illegally tried to take out of Peru. This large collection of Peru's cultural and historical heritage consists of over 12,500 pre-Hispanic objects, including an amazing collection of ceramics, metal, textiles from the cultures of Paracas, Moche, Vari, Chimu and others.
In the museum you can see reproductions of many famous ancient Andean artifacts, most notably the Stele Lanson (900 and 200 BC), found during archaeological excavations in Chavin de Huantar, the Moche culture mummies found in 1987 at excavation of the pyramids near the city of Sipan. The museum also contains more than 2,500 historical works of art from the colonial and republican periods, as well as more than 15,500 exhibits of contemporary art.
The sixth floor of the museum houses the Yuyanapaq Para Recordar photo exhibition. This exhibition was created to document, for posterity, the internal conflict in Peru that occurred between 1980 and 2000.
Conferences and educational seminars are constantly held in the halls of the museum. The V summit of the heads of state and government of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean on May 16-17, 2008 was also held in the spacious halls of the museum.
