Museums Arequipa

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Being the second most important city in the country, Arequipa has museums of relevance. Some of them are so particularly exclusive that they are a must visit.

La Recoleta Convent and Museum

There are pre-Columbian collections from the Moche, Chimú, and Inca cultures; as well as items from Amazonian tribes, utensils, and clothing; religious art, with canvases…

Santa Catalina Convent

The Convent of Santa Catalina, also known as the Monastery of Santa Catalina, is one of the most important colonial religious monuments in Peru. Its…

Anthropological Museum of Santa Maria Catholic University

It exhibits ceramic objects, textiles, funerary bundles, and wooden, stone, and metal artifacts from the cultural developments of Nazca, Tiawanaku, Wari, La Ramada, Churajón, Acari,…

Archaeological Museum José María Morante

This complex exhibits a wide range of valuable pre-Hispanic stone and ceramic objects, as well as bone remains. These have been found during extensive archaeological…

Arequipa Municipal Historical Museum

Contains a varied collection of archaeological pieces and historical artifacts from the Battle of Dos de Mayo and the Arequipa revolution. Art gallery. Arequipa branch…