The museum has one of the best collections of paintings from the 19th century to the present, featuring many well known works that are iconic in the country, particularly in the area of historical pictures The archeological section, which is in the basement, has excellent...More

One can learn a lot about the local civilizations inhabiting today's Peru's land. Gold, art, history facts, jewellery and sexual toys.Walking distance to Plaza des Armas and San Francisco church.Backpacks need to be checked in a room adjacent to the museum.Definitively worth it.

It is an interesting museum just in few blocks from Plaza de Armas. The entrance is free. There is a good collection of Peruvian coins and bank notes as well as historical artifacts and paintings.

It was a day that I happened to be in the Cercado area of Lima and this museum was open. Very interesting folkloric art. Very good presentations Kudos to the curator.

Located at the heart of the city near the main square, dont be misled by the name, this is in the true sense of the word a museum of history. It exhibits artifacts from the pre incan age right up until modern age. Yes there...More

I visited once with locals that worked close to this free museum and then took my wife to see the coins, the metal in the downstairs vault, but mostly the artwork showing the Peruvian styles from independence to the 1980s. There is a nice collection...More

This was a great museum that is also free! You can see the old coin collection as well as some artifacts in the basement. The basement was neat because they kept the vault door. The top floor also had a great art exhibition that showed...More