Larco Museum on Postcard

"Discovering Peru in Larco Museum The Larco Museum is the starting point of your visit to Peru. It has the largest collection of pre-Columbian pieces in the Americas and tells the history of Peru without being tiresome. That’s a feat in itself, because we’re talking about 10.000 years of history! Everything you’ll see in Lima and around the country will make sense after this visit. The quality and beauty of the pieces are amazing, showing all the complexity of the local cultures. It’s a beautiful museum, very well curated, the exhibits are simple and to the point and everything is explained in displays and videos. The museum offers also a super interesting guided visit for families with children. Other famous part of this museum is two private rooms dedicated to erotic pieces, showing the connection between erotic and fertility. By Manu Tessinari"

The Best Things to Do in Peru

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"Discovering Peru in Larco Museum The Larco Museum is the starting point of your visit to Peru. It has the largest collection of pre-Columbian pieces in the Americas and tells the history of Peru without being tiresome. That’s a feat in itself, because we’re talking about 10.000 years of history! Everything you’ll see in Lima and around the country will make sense after this visit. The quality and beauty of the pieces are amazing, showing all the complexity of the local cultures. It’s a beautiful museum, very well curated, the exhibits are simple and to the point and everything is explained in displays and videos. The museum offers also a super interesting guided visit for families with children. Other famous part of this museum is two private rooms dedicated to erotic pieces, showing the connection between erotic and fertility. By Manu Tessinari"

The Perfect Weekend in Lima

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"Discovering Peru in Larco Museum The Larco Museum is the starting point of your visit to Peru. It has the largest collection of pre-Columbian pieces in the Americas and tells the history of Peru without being tiresome. That’s a feat in itself, because we’re talking about 10.000 years of history! Everything you’ll see in Lima and around the country will make sense after this visit. The quality and beauty of the pieces are amazing, showing all the complexity of the local cultures. It’s a beautiful museum, very well curated, the exhibits are simple and to the point and everything is explained in displays and videos. The museum offers also a super interesting guided visit for families with children. Other famous part of this museum is two private rooms dedicated to erotic pieces, showing the connection between erotic and fertility. By Manu Tessinari"

The Perfect Day in Lima

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Tony and Eric visited this museum of pre-Columbian Peruvian artifacts. While there, they went to the erotic gallery and looked at erotic pottery.

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Dodie8515

Google

What a fabulous museum this is. An amazing pre-Inca collection of ceramics, textiles and metal objects as well as the ‘erotic’ collection. We took an English guided tour with Johanna who was an excellent guide. The tour lasted approximately an hour and she took us around all the main highlights in each area. Her knowledge of the collection was very good and she was happy to answer lots of questions. After the tour we spent additional time examine all the amazing artifacts ourselves. We then had a fabulous lunch in the restaurant

Philipp L.

Google

This is a nice muse in Lima. There are two parts of the exhibition: a chronological journey through the last 2000y history of the region and a collection of erotic artifacts. In addition to that you can also visit the storage of thousands of more artifacts. The guided tour of one hour for 10 soles (in addition to the entrance ticket) is worth the money. Nice cafe restaurant as well. And it makes sense to come early as there were quite some groups arriving around 10:30 am.

Arthur

Google

Very nice museum with a lot of pieces in display. It has a separated “sex” exhibition with items on how the Inca culture handled sexual activity. That was a first, never saw something like that in other museums. Also, it has an amazing collection of several thousand artifacts found in inca ruins. If you like history and the Inca culture this is a must-visit. The shop has some very nice item. Restaurant is expensive, but with good food.

전Will

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Second time here and it’s even better than the first time. They have remodeled the second floor and during night time I thinks it’s the place to be for some nice dinner and drinks. The decor it’s outstanding and the food was delicious. I was driving so I didn’t have any drinks, but I saw a couple of drinks passing by us and they looked good. They have a yard as well with plenty of space the walk and maybe take some pictures. The hosts were all very nice and helpful to us during our visit, and while dinning they were very attentive and made sure everything was perfect during the dinner. If you are looking for a place to dine where it’s open, lots of fresh air, nice decor, I would recommend you to come in and give it a try. Maybe you can also check out the museum as well while you are there.

Renzo Linares

Google

Absolutely worth the visit. To start, the entrance is beautifully decorated with a wall of flowers which hummingbirds enjoy. There is a restaurant and coffee shop with a beautiful setting and view of the garden. Entering the museum, the left side room is a storage of probably thousands of artifacts that give an idea of the importance of culture and history in Peru dating back as far as 8,000 years before Christ. The impression starts strong with such a collection. As you access the permanent exhibition, you observe beautifully carved prehistoric artifacts and multiple cultural artifacts from different periods of Peru. The timeline is described to have a better understanding of the evolution of Peruvian pre-Inca and Incan cultures. Each room takes you deeper into the history and culture of Peru and it gets not only more interesting, but also highly impressive. The talent and intelligence displayed is admirable and as a Peruvian it is a great pride. The visit is definitely worth it, the ticket is only 40 soles general entrance which is very affordable. Don't miss it!

Vlad Puscas

Google

Nicely laid out display of the history of Lima and the evolution of the Peruvian civilization. I recommend getting a guided tour. It’s inexpensive but it offers a lot more details about the exhibits and you get the opportunity to ask the experts your questions

Melida Villaverde

Google

Wow! A MUST! Absolutely astonishing! Massive collection of Peruvian artifacts. Inca, Nazca. All regions and cultures are represented and stunningly displayed. Our guide Shachy was amazing and very knowledgeable, but best was her story telling skills! Entrance is 40 soles and if you want a guide it’s an additional 10 soles (highly recommended)

Rebecca Reynolds

Google

We can highly recommend this spectacular cultural treasure to visitors to Lima. We were treated to a fantastic tour of this fabulous Museum with Guide Joanna. We then enjoyed a delicious afternoon snack at the restaurant.

Dodie8515

Google

What a fabulous museum this is. An amazing pre-Inca collection of ceramics, textiles and metal objects as well as the ‘erotic’ collection. We took an English guided tour with Johanna who was an excellent guide. The tour lasted approximately an hour and she took us around all the main highlights in each area. Her knowledge of the collection was very good and she was happy to answer lots of questions. After the tour we spent additional time examine all the amazing artifacts ourselves. We then had a fabulous lunch in the restaurant

Philipp L.

Google

This is a nice muse in Lima. There are two parts of the exhibition: a chronological journey through the last 2000y history of the region and a collection of erotic artifacts. In addition to that you can also visit the storage of thousands of more artifacts. The guided tour of one hour for 10 soles (in addition to the entrance ticket) is worth the money. Nice cafe restaurant as well. And it makes sense to come early as there were quite some groups arriving around 10:30 am.

Arthur

Google

Very nice museum with a lot of pieces in display. It has a separated “sex” exhibition with items on how the Inca culture handled sexual activity. That was a first, never saw something like that in other museums. Also, it has an amazing collection of several thousand artifacts found in inca ruins. If you like history and the Inca culture this is a must-visit. The shop has some very nice item. Restaurant is expensive, but with good food.

전Will

Google

Second time here and it’s even better than the first time. They have remodeled the second floor and during night time I thinks it’s the place to be for some nice dinner and drinks. The decor it’s outstanding and the food was delicious. I was driving so I didn’t have any drinks, but I saw a couple of drinks passing by us and they looked good. They have a yard as well with plenty of space the walk and maybe take some pictures. The hosts were all very nice and helpful to us during our visit, and while dinning they were very attentive and made sure everything was perfect during the dinner. If you are looking for a place to dine where it’s open, lots of fresh air, nice decor, I would recommend you to come in and give it a try. Maybe you can also check out the museum as well while you are there.

Renzo Linares

Google

Absolutely worth the visit. To start, the entrance is beautifully decorated with a wall of flowers which hummingbirds enjoy. There is a restaurant and coffee shop with a beautiful setting and view of the garden. Entering the museum, the left side room is a storage of probably thousands of artifacts that give an idea of the importance of culture and history in Peru dating back as far as 8,000 years before Christ. The impression starts strong with such a collection. As you access the permanent exhibition, you observe beautifully carved prehistoric artifacts and multiple cultural artifacts from different periods of Peru. The timeline is described to have a better understanding of the evolution of Peruvian pre-Inca and Incan cultures. Each room takes you deeper into the history and culture of Peru and it gets not only more interesting, but also highly impressive. The talent and intelligence displayed is admirable and as a Peruvian it is a great pride. The visit is definitely worth it, the ticket is only 40 soles general entrance which is very affordable. Don't miss it!

Vlad Puscas

Google

Nicely laid out display of the history of Lima and the evolution of the Peruvian civilization. I recommend getting a guided tour. It’s inexpensive but it offers a lot more details about the exhibits and you get the opportunity to ask the experts your questions

Melida Villaverde

Google

Wow! A MUST! Absolutely astonishing! Massive collection of Peruvian artifacts. Inca, Nazca. All regions and cultures are represented and stunningly displayed. Our guide Shachy was amazing and very knowledgeable, but best was her story telling skills! Entrance is 40 soles and if you want a guide it’s an additional 10 soles (highly recommended)

Rebecca Reynolds

Google

We can highly recommend this spectacular cultural treasure to visitors to Lima. We were treated to a fantastic tour of this fabulous Museum with Guide Joanna. We then enjoyed a delicious afternoon snack at the restaurant.

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