Museums in Lima, meeting point for experts and the cosmopoli

The best way to understand the history of Peru is by visiting Lima’s museums, where the cultural heritage of the nation is conserved.

Some of the best collections from the pre-Hispanic period are held by the National Museum of Anthropology, Archaeology and History, the Larco Museum and the Amano Museum; the Lima Museum of Art (MALI) houses an overview of the nation’s artistic legacy; and the MAC and MATE (the latter displays the work of the Peruvian photographer Mario Testino) are excellent options for those interested in contemporary art. Simply unmissable.

Exhibition at the Lima Museum of Art.

Avenida Garcilaso de la Vega, Avenida Óscar Raimundo Benavides

13.0 km, 19 min

	Head west	100 m
	Turn right onto Avenida Garcilaso de la Vega	1.5 km
	Make a slight right onto Jirón Rufino Torrico	200 m
	Turn left onto Avenida Nicolás de Piérola	600 m
	Enter Plaza 2 de Mayo and take the 3rd exit onto Avenida Óscar Raimundo Benavides	150 m
	Turn right onto Avenida Óscar Raimundo Benavides	4.5 km
	Turn right onto Avenida Enrique Meiggs	450 m
	Turn left onto Avenida República de Argentina	1 km
	Turn right onto Avenida Elmer Faucett	1 km
	Continue straight onto Vía Expresa Elmer Faucett (PE-20B)	2 km
	Enter Óvalo Elmer Faucett and take the 2nd exit onto Avenida Elmer Faucett (PE-20B)	150 m
	Go straight onto Avenida Elmer Faucett (PE-20B)	550 m
	Turn left	200 m
	Turn left onto Calle Corpac	250 m
	Turn right	55 m
	You have arrived at your destination, straight ahead	0 m