National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru

Museum in Peru
National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
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Established1822
LocationLima, Peru
Typehistory
DirectorSonia Guillén
Websitemnaahp.cultura.pe
Courtyard of the National Museum

The Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú (English: National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru) is the largest and oldest museum in Peru, located on Plaza Bolívar in the Pueblo Libre district of Lima. The museum houses more than 100,000 artifacts spanning the entire history of human occupation in what is now Peru. Highlights include the Raimondi Stele and the Tello Obelisk from Chavín de Huantar, and an impressive scale model of the Incan citadel, Machu Picchu. The museum is currently (2023) under restoration and very few rooms are open for visitors.

Former directors

See also

  • Museums in Lima
  • Church of Santa María Magdalena (Lima), located nearby

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