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Museums Cusco

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A city, as visited as Cusco, could not lack museums. These, oriented to show different aspects of the Pre-Inca, Inca, colonial and republican culture, are distributed throughout the city. Venture to know them, after your visit you will not fail to thank us. Here we detail how to get to the 9 museums in the imperial city of Cusco.

Casa Concha Museum

DESCRIPTION This beautiful place is notable for its picturesque balconies, was the residence of José de Santiago de Concha, a notable aristocrat during the early…

Museum Santa Catalina Monastery

DESCRIPTION The enclosure that currently occupies this museum, was called in Inca times the Acllawasi or House of the Chosen Women. In it, the most…

Casa del Inca Garcilaso De La Vega Museum

DESCRIPTION Located in the colonial mansion of the illustrious Cusquenian writer and chronicler Garcilaso de la Vega Chimpuocllo, the building dates from the late sixteenth…

Contemporary Art Museum

Here you will find paintings, ceramics, sculptures, and other artworks by renowned national and international contemporary artists from the 20th and 21st centuries, which are…

Popular Art Museum

It presents in its rooms the finest handcrafted works in doll-making, masks, children, and idols. It displays old photographs of Cusco that are historical testimonies…

Pre-Columbian Art Museum

DESCRIPTION It was formerly the "Amaru Cata" or "House of Knowledge", the school of the Incas, built almost two centuries ago. In 1550 the Spanish…

Religious Art Museum

A viceregal construction with Arab reminiscences, it was built on the foundations of what was originally the Palace of Inca Roca. It has a perimeter…

Museum of Santa Catalina Monastery

A museum built on the Acllawawsi, to the west of the Plaza de Armas, this museum is within the Santa Catalina Convent and houses religious-themed…

Qorikancha Site Museum

In the outer courtyard of the Qorikancha, there is an on-site museum that explains the functions this Inca temple served. It exhibits fragments and ceramics…
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