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Museo Larco


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 85 attractions in Lima
Traveller Description: The Larco Museum has become one of Lima’s must-dos. It displays an important collection of pre-Columbian art of more than 45,000 pieces and provides... more »
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Attraction type: History museum
Address: Av. Bolivar 1515
Pueblo Libre Lima
Peru
Tel: 51 1 - 461 1312
Fax: 51 1 - 461 5640

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4 of 5 stars
San Francisco, CA
22 Sep 2009

Lima never fails to impress me with every visit. The Gold museum (Museo Oro Peru), the Larco museum and the Pedro Osma museum in that order are Lima`s finest. Have been to Larco before and find it now more exquisite and well kept than ever, the sexual ceramics are fantastic and the flying balloon ceramic unique. It has a small... more

16 Sep 2009

If you have some time in Lima, besides doing the tour of trendy and rhythmical bars of Barranco and Miraflores districts, I strongly recommend going to this museum above all other experiences in Peru! I enjoyed it a lot!! I took lots of pleasure in the surroundings, which are charming, in the midst of this noisy and polluted capital; the... more

10 Jun 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

Displaying an impressive collection of pre-Columbian art, the museum provides a good overview of the history of Peru. If you have the chance to get a guide, don't miss it! They add something that will make this visit an unforgetable adventure in the ancient peruvian times. The garden is worth a look, as well as the restaurant's worth a try.... more

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4 of 5 stars
Lima, Peru
7 Jun 2009
1/2 found this review helpful

This is a very nice and very well kept museum. If you love Peru history, you will enjoy it. I was a bit surprised by the prices. Its a shame that Peruvian people cant evn go to see this museum at ten dollars a person. The place is pretty small and can be seen in about n hour. The restaurant... more

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5 of 5 stars
Lüneburg, Germany
19 May 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

The limenian museum, situated in a beautiful mansion, is worth a visit. Take a guided tour - the friendly guide explained a lot of interesting additionals! The deserts and cakes in the restaurant are absolutly recommendable!! more

18 May 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

I've been visting the museum Larco, took a guided tour and was deeply impressed by the presentation of the mochica art. Also Inca gold and the world record in stich-by-stick-sewing could be seen... - at the end of the tour their is a special "sexual objects" exibition that's pretty fun visiting. At the end of the tour we had some... more

18 May 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

Hi everyone, Just to attract your attention on the Museo Larco that I visited this week end : it is truly amazing. Not only the place is very pleasant with a wonderful garden and a a very tasteful bar/retaurant but this museum of pre colombian art is great. You will see all sorts of craft, jewellery, items... from this time... more

13 May 2009

Im glad this museum is first, it is the place I prefer in Lima, the gardens are really beautiful. The visit is really didactic. In the 1 galeries, you get to know about all the preColumbian civilizations through their pottery, then the visit becomes more thematic: sacrificial area, textiles, jewelry, ....I truly recommend it! more

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5 of 5 stars
kingston upon thames
7 Apr 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

This museum is a real library of pieces of art! The storage area is very impressive and shows tones of ceramic pieces that are organized by topic. You are surrounded by thousands of really interesting pieces and it is a very unique experience. The atmosphere inside is quite special and you won´t forget ur afternoon there. The museum is really... more

23 Feb 2009
3/4 found this review helpful

There have been many travel experiences for me before, many places I have seen, many people I have met. There were the sites and the grounds you step in for the first time. The impression you have when your eye can no longer focus because you just want to see everything. The impatience you feel while waiting to see and... more

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Museo Larco Address

Av. Bolivar 1515 | Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru
Tel: 51 1 - 461 1312 Fax: 51 1 - 461 5640