Amazonian Museum
Malecon Tarapaca 386. Iquitos.
Telephone: (065) 23-1072 (prefecture); 23-4031 (INC).
Visiting hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Sat. 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
It was built in 1863. What stands out the most in the museum are the large windows ending in semi-circular arches and protected by strong iron bars, the decoratively carved wooden interior walls, and the furniture designed in the fashion of the time. It preserves a collection of more than 80 life-sized fiberglass sculptures representing the main ethnic groups found in the Peruvian, Brazilian, and Venezuelan Amazon Rainforest and a photographic retelling of the city history. It shares the premises with the Military Museum.

El Carmen Monastery
(Monasterio El Carmen)
Intersection of Calle Colon and Calle Bolivar. Trujillo.
Telephone: (044) 24-823.
Visiting hours: Mon. – Sat. 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Built in 1759, it is one of the best architectural complexes of the city. It consists of a temple and a two-cloister convent. The gallery maintains an important collection of approximately 150 canvases, mainly from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The canvases of the Quito and the Flamenco Schools are the main attractions.

Bruning National Archeological Museum
(Museo Arqueológico Nacional Bruning)
City of Lambayeque. Avenida Huamachuco, block 8.
Telephone: (074) 28-2110. Fax: (074) 28-3440.
Visiting hours: Mon. – Sun. 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. including holidays
Here, a collection of archeological objects gathered by the German ethnographer Enrique Bruning is displayed. The four floors of the museum show ceramic, textile, stone and wood worked artifacts. Taken together, they demonstrate the vigorous artistic and technological character of the regional cultures of the past 5000 years. The “Sala de Oro” (Gold Room) of this museum is an exhibition of the priceless historic treasure of the pre-Colombian America.

Enrico Poli Museum
Avenida Lord Cochrane 466. Miraflores, Lima.
Telephone: (511) 422-2437.
Visits: Upon reservation.
It houses a private collection that shows pre-Colombian and Colonial gold and silver pieces

Gold Museum
Museo de Oro
Avenida Alonso de Molina 1100. Santiago de Surco, Lima.
Tel: (511) 345-1271.
Visiting hours: Mon. – Sun. 11:30 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Started from the personal collection of Miguel Mujica Gallo who, throughout his life, brought together different originals and replicas of pre-Inca cultures, the most important being the Mochica and Chimú. Additionally, there is a WeaponMuseum with pieces that date from the sixteenth century.

Italian Art Museum
Avenida Paseo de la Republica 250. Lima.
Tel: (511) 423-9932.
Visiting hours: Mon. – Fri. 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
It was built by the Italian colony in honor of the hundred year anniversary of Peruvian independence and inaugurated in 1924. The Italian Renaissance facade is worked in white marble with the coats of arms of the main Italian cities and two mosaic panels with notable historical figures. Permanent exhibitions show art works from Italy with elements of Bramante architecture and decorative details inspired by Donatello, Ghiberti, Michelangelo, and Botticcelli.

Larco Museum of Pre-Colombian Art
Plaza Nazarenas 231. Cusco.
Telephone: (084) 23-3210.
Visiting hours: Mon. – Sun. and holidays 9:00 A.M. – 11:00 P.M.Ç
The mansion that shelters the museum was Kancha Inca in 1450, the house of the Conquistador Alonso Díaz in 1580, the home of Count de la Cabrera in 1850, and was completely restored to become the Museum of Pre-Colombian Art in June 2003. In its 11 rooms, 450 works of art are displayed that date from 1250 B.C. to 1532 A.D. These were selected from a group of 45.000 objects belonging to the collection of the Larco Archeological Museum in Lima.

Lima Art Museum
Paseo Colon 125. Lima.
Telephone: (511) 423-4732 / 423-6332 / 423-5149.
Visiting hours: Thurs. – Tues. 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
This was set up in the former WorldExhibitionPalace (1869). They exhibit pre-Hispanic ceramics, textiles, and fine metal works. There are also collections of the most important paintings and works of art from Peru.

Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions of the Riva Agüero Institute Pontifical University Catholic of Peru
Jiron Camana 459. Lima
Telephone: (511) 427-7678 or 4279-275.
Visiting hours: Mon. – Sat. 10:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Created in 1979, it gathers more than 5000 pieces of popular art belonging to important collections donated or submitted for their preservation. The textile and sacred image carving exhibits are the most impressive.

Museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru
Jiron Ucayali 271. Lima.
Telephone: (511) 613 2000 extensions 2655 and 2666 or 613-2773.
Visiting hours: Mon. – Fri. 10:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Sat. – Sun. 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
It contains three main thematic exhibition areas: Archeology, Contemporary Peruvian Painting, and Popular Art. The Museum is responsible for the recently restored Upper Tribunal of Accounts and the NumismaticMuseum.

Pashas-Cabana Zone Archeological Museum
Main Square of Cabana. Ancash.
Visiting hours: Mon. – Fri. 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. / 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
A modern museum that displays ceramic and metal objects as well as over a hundred pictures, drawings, and sketches representing different aspects of the Recuay culture (present in the Pashash Archeological Site).

Pampa of Ayacucho Historic Sanctuary
33 km / 21 miles northeast of Ayacucho, close to Quinua (55 minutes by bus).
The Battle of Ayacucho took place on these fields on 9th December 1824. It was the decisive moment for Peruvian and South American independence from Spanish rule. To commemorate it, a 44 meter / 144 feet high obelisk was erected that represents the years of struggle starting from 1780 with the first revolution of Tupac Amaru.

Pedro de Osma Museum of Colonial Art
Avenida Pedro de Osma 421. Barranco, Lima.
Telephone: (511) 467-0141 / 467-0063.
Visiting hours: Tues. – Sun. 10:00 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
A collection of paintings, sculptures, furniture and other decorative art works from the Vice royal period.

Santa Teresa Museum
Calle Melgar 303, Arequipa Perú.
Telephone: (054) 242531
Visiting Hours: Mon. – Fri. 9 am a 4:30 pm.
The Museum presents a selected exhibition of paintings, sculpture, gold work, murals, furniture, decorative arts and objects of every day life, all shown in one of the most important examples of Peruvian colonial architecture.

Site Museum "Julio C. Tello" - Paracas
Carretera Pisco - Puerto San Martín Km. 27. Paracas.
Telephone (056) 620436
Located very near the spa of Paracas (5 km), of small size, it possesses an interesting exhibition of the evolutionary process of the Paracas culture, textiles, ceramics and reproductions of their daily life. This museum is named after the Peruvian archaeologist that discovered and carried out the first investigations of the Paracas culture in 1925.