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The National Museum, Lima. © Ákos Mikola

The National Museum

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The National Museum in San Borja is the most important museum in Lima. The exhibits, spread over three rambling floors, include scale models of most major ruins in Peru and highly advanced…

Lima cityscape. © Mylene D'auriol/PromPerú

Inquisition Museum

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Fans of gory history should take a visit to Lima's Inquisition Museum, housed in a mansion used during the Spanish Inquisition. Exhibits trace the history and the impact of this bloody time…

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National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History, Lima. Photo by Malin Rising

National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology & History

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The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History in Pueblo Libre is an ideal starting point for understanding Peru's complex cultural history. The chronological exhibition, dating…

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Larco Museum, Lima. Courtesy of Museo Larco

Larco Museum

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The Larco Museum in Pueblo Libre houses thousands of well-preserved Pre-Columbian artefacts from the native American Chimú, Mochica, Lambayeque and Inca cultures. See elaborate gold ceremonial…

Lima Cathedral, Peru. Courtesy of Carlos Sala/PromPerú

Museo de Arte Religioso

Daily; not Sun

Lima's grand cathedral is also home to the Museo de Arte Religioso (Museum of Religious Art). The permanent collection includes sacred sculptures, paintings, chalices and other ornaments.