Coltur Perú, a travel agency focused on attracting receptive tourism, presents a careful selection of representative museums of Peru, where its historians, archaeologists and / or experts in the history of art, tell details about these museums. All the information is presented in a digital catalog, from which we extracted a part so that you know more about this selection:

Larco Museum

The Larco Museum it preserves more than 45,000 pieces worked in gold and silver, typical of the pre-Columbian era. It is known that Rafael Larco Hoyle, founder of the archaeological museum, started his collection with a piece that was given as a gift by his father (Rafael Larco Herrera). The soul of the museum is made up of Isabel Collazos, David Rodríguez, Giannina Bardales, Vanessa Monge and Sofía Chacaltana, all archaeologists and with extensive experience in pre-Columbian art.

Lima Art Museum

THE MALI is one of the most emblematic museums in the city, it is located in the Exhibition Palace, very close to the Historic Center of Lima. It is 4,500 m2 in size and is divided into 34 rooms. More than 17,000 pieces of ceramics, textiles, jewelry, painting and drawing are exhibited in this museum. The soul of the museum is made up of Ricardo Kusunoki (bachelor of art history), Sharon Lerner (art curator) and Julio Rucabado (research archaeologist, lecturer and curator).

Amano Museum

The Amano Museum is recognized for being one of the most important museums of Peruvian textile art since its foundation in 1964. Its founder, Yoshitaro Amano, was a Japanese businessman who dedicated a large part of his fortune to protect the cultural heritage of Peru. After 50 years, the museum has been remodeled, exhibiting an avant-garde and modern proposal. When visiting it, you will appreciate more than 400 works of textile art from eleven pre-Columbian cultures, as well as a collection of ceramics and textiles from Chancay. The soul of the museum is Doris Robles Espinoza, journalist and master's degree in Cultural Management, Heritage and Tourism.

Pedro de Osma Museum

The Pedro de Osma Museum is a French-style house with art nouveau stained glass that is located in Barranco. The private collection of the philanthropist Pedro de Osma Gildemeister consists of colonial cultures, paintings, sculptures and objects from Cusco. During your visit you will appreciate paintings from the Cusco School from the 17th and 18th centuries; in addition to silverware and furniture of the time. The soul of the museum is the art historian, Pedro Pablo Alayza Tijero, curator and director of the museum.

Mario Testino MATE Museum

The MATE is located in a restored house in the heart of Barranco. It shows us a permanent collection of the works of the photographer Mario Testino, through eight rooms you can see samples of landscapes and editorials. As well as high fashion and photos of Princess Diana from 1997 and unpublished images of Peruvian traditions. Alejandra Nieto. (Social Communicator), Rafaela Maggiolo (Director of MATE) and Kristie Arias (plastic artist) make up the soul of the museum.

LUM Memorial Place

The LUM is a place dedicated to memory, tolerance and social inclusion. It commemorates the victims of the era of terrorism during the 1980s and 2000s. There you can see a timeline, photographs and testimonies of the victims that invite reflection. In addition, Mauricio Zavaleta, General Coordinator, Carla Di Franco Ochoa, Coordinator of the Education area of the LUM, make up the soul of the museum.

Concha House Museum

The Concha House Museum It was created to house artifacts brought by Hiram Bingham, and is located in Cusco. During your visit you will better understand the history of the Tahuantinsuyo Empire. Jean-Jacques Decoster is the soul of the museum as he is responsible for receiving the pieces from Yale.

Cao Museum & Huaca Cao Viejo

Inside the Cao Museum you will see the trousseau and funerary remains of the Lady of Cao. It is inspired by the authentic Moche constructions. Régulo Franco, archaeologist, discoverer of the Lady of Cao and Director of the El Brujo Archaeological Complex is the soul of the museum. He will be in charge of showing the archaeological complex step by step.

Royal Tombs Museum

Located in Lambayeque, The Royal Tombs Museum is the last dwelling place of the Lord of Sipán, built approx. 3,150 m2, inspired by the ancient truncated pyramids of the pre-Inca Mochica culture, was inaugurated in 2002. In this place the mummy of the ruler and his entourage are exhibited, as well as their gold and silver ornaments. The soul of the museum is Ignacio Alva Meneses, archaeologist and Director of the Cerro Ventarrón archaeological project.