Suggestions for History Museum near Lima

Brett E. • June 19, 2018Wonderful! The sheer number of artifacts is overwhelming!

Peter K. • June 17, 2017Beautiful artifacts and clear displays make this worth some time.

Luis M. • March 19, 2017La colección de la cultura Chancay es imperdible (:

Jonathan W. • November 12, 2017Beautiful setting...I recommend checking this museum out at night (check hours before).

Henry H. • August 23, 2019Great view

Samir N. • January 3, 2017Everything is in Spanish, but a great memorial to the decades long Peruvian civil war

Dea F. • July 23, 2013Beautiful place. so many history and a lot to learn. Cheap in price valuable on knowledge.

Green Toad Bus • August 27, 2011Open Tue-Fri 10:00-16:30, Sat & Sun 10:00-13:00. Exhibition of pre-Inca & Inca pottery & gold.

Torzin S • May 11, 2016The King Tower is the most interesting part at least in the view of foreigner. The design of maze-liked interior is really amazing.

Javier Y. • July 9, 2017Buen lugar para seguir conociendo de nuestro querido Perú

Peter K. • June 17, 2017One of the oldest sites in the Americas, Incan here is the newest of developments dating to AD 200. Sprawling site and a clearly illustrated museum.

Fernanda F. • January 19, 2015Nice pyramid but no one to guide. I'd like to have someone showing me the most especial details in this building.

Zabby • September 28, 2013Nice collection but lacks contextual information. The best part may be the room of Sabogal's work on the indegenist movement.

Milán G. • December 1, 2021Excelente, muy bien mantenido y lleno de historia.

Gabriel S. • September 29, 2016The online information in English is outdated. There's almost nothing here. Go to the archeological museum instead

Marco A. • October 27, 2013Muy bonito museo muy interesante y la entrada es libre

Zabby • September 22, 2013Probably the most interesting part is the display of minerals and metals, though if you don't read Spanish, it could be pretty dull. The rest is kinda boring: just lots of bad examples of taxidermy.

Betsy S. • May 22, 2016Un paseo por parte de la historia y del arte...buena atención de los guías 👍

Alessandra C. • May 24, 2012Aburridoo!

Diego A. • June 18, 2012muyy buenoo

Municipalidad de Miraflores • October 25, 2011La biblioteca de Don Ricardo Palma conserva tesoros invaluables como tomos originales de la primera enciclopedia francesa, junto a volúmenes de Voltaire o Diderot del siglo XVIII. ¡Imperdible!

Irina P. • September 27, 2013Well... I don't care about arm exhibition, but gold one is amazing!!!

Jonathan S. • February 5, 2016Fascinating that the Peruvian government would operate a museum like this. They do a great job graphically showing a horrid part of human history but still a part that should not be forgotten.

Juan A. • August 15, 2011To learn about the naval history of Perú.

Rosemary O. • March 5, 2019Simply beautiful! The night tour was great.

ChasquiBus • September 23, 2013In 1988, UNESCO declared the historic center of Lima a World Heritage Site for its originality and high concentration of historic monuments constructed in the time of Spanish presence.