Regional Historical Museum of Cusco
Museum in Cusco, Peru
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The Regional Historical Museum of Cusco (Spanish: Museo Histórico Regional del Cuzco) is a museum located in the city of Cusco, in the Cusco Region of Peru.[3][4][5]
Museo Histórico Regional Casa del Inka Garcilaso de La Vega | |
Current facade of the museum | |
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Former name | Viceregal Museum of Cusco |
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| Established | 30 April 1946 |
| Location | Calle Garcilaso at Heladeros, Cusco, Peru |
| Coordinates | 13°31′03″S 71°58′49″W |
| Type | Art museum and historic site |
| Key holdings | Colonial paintings, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega memorabilia |
| Collections | Ceramics, paintings, metals, textiles |
| Visitors | 140,300 (2024)[1]
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| Owner | Ministry of Culture of Peru |
| Website | museogarcilaso |
| Part of | City of Cuzco |
| Criteria | Cultural: iii, iv |
| Reference | 273 |
| Inscription | 1983 (7th Session) |
| Area | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Official name | Casa de Garcilaso de La Vega |
| Type | Immovable tangible |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 9 December 1957[2] |
| Legal basis | R.S. Nº 485-1957 |
It is located in the house where the Cusco chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was born and lived. In 1946, it was converted into a museum.[6]
The collection consists of ceramics, paintings, metals, and textiles.[7] It has 13 rooms; on the first level, it is in the process of implementation, housing paleontological and archaeological objects from the pre-Hispanic period, while on the second level, assets from the viceregal, republican, and contemporary periods are exhibited.[8] On January 6, 2014, two rooms referring to the Prehistoric and Pre-Hispanic periods were inaugurated.[9]
See also
- Plaza Regocijo
