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Explore the must-see museums of Lima, Peru's cultural capital. From the historic center to modern districts like Miraflores or San Borja, each area hosts unique venues dedicated to pre-Columbian art, colonial history, science, gastronomy, and Peruvian traditions. This page guides you by district through the museum diversity of the Limeñan metropolis.
⚠️ Important: Opening hours, fees, and access conditions may change without notice. It is strongly advised to verify information directly with the museums before your visit.
Description: The Lima Art Museum (MALI) is housed in a 19th-century exhibition palace. It hosts a permanent collection ranging from pre-Columbian art to contemporary Peruvian works.
Themes: Pre-Columbian art, colonial painting, republican art, photography, contemporary art, modern sculpture.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: 10:00 – 19:00
Fees: Adult: 30 soles – Student: 15 soles
Audience: All audiences
Notes: Temporary exhibitions, gift shop, guided tours
📍 Address: Parque de la Exposición, Av. 9 de Diciembre 125, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 204-0000
🌐 Website: www.mali.pe
Description: Founded in 1919 by Julio C. Tello, this academic museum presents collections of ceramics, textiles, lithic objects, and ethnographic items resulting from university research at San Marcos.
Themes: Andean civilizations: Paracas, Chavín, Nasca, textiles, lithic artifacts, ethnology.
Opening Days: Visits via the San Marcos Cultural Center (Monday to Saturday, mornings and afternoons) – reservation required for groups
Fees: Adult: S/.8; Student: S/.4; Schoolchildren/3–17 years: S/.2; free access for UNMSM community.
📍 Address: Av. Nicolás de Piérola 1222, Parque Universitario, Historic Center of Lima
📞 Phone: (01)619-7000 (extension 5207)
🌐 Website: via UNMSM – Cultural Center
Description: This museum highlights the richness and diversity of Peruvian cuisine, recognized worldwide. It presents cultural origins, emblematic products, regional culinary traditions, and the evolution of national gastronomy.
Themes: Culinary history, food cultures, Peruvian ingredients, culinary crossbreeding.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: 09:00 – 17:00
Fees: Free admission
Audience: All audiences
Notes: Interactive space, temporary exhibitions, educational activities
📍 Address: Jirón Conde de Superunda 170, facing the Government Palace, Historic Center, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 426-7264
🌐 Website: gob.pe/.../casa-de-la-gastronomia
Description: Created in 2009 in the Casa de las 13 Monedas, this museum traces the history of African descendants in Peru, from the transatlantic trade to the contemporary era.
Themes: Slavery, Afro-Peruvian contributions, cultural identity, resilience.
Opening Days: To be confirmed (public institute)
Hours: —
Fees: —
Audience: All audiences, particularly educational
📍 Address: Calle Ancash, Historic Center, Lima
📞 Phone: —
🌐 Website: —
Description: Located on the Plaza Mayor, this Neo-colonial palace houses the museum of the Archbishopric of Lima. It displays liturgical objects, religious paintings and sculptures, in a sumptuous setting of salons, patios, and finely crafted wooden balconies.
Themes: Sacred art, ecclesiastical history, colonial architecture.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: 10:00 – 17:00
Fees: Adult: 15 soles – Student: 8 soles
Audience: All audiences
Notes: View of the cathedral, guided tours, access to historical rooms
📍 Address: Jirón Carabaya 50, Plaza Mayor, Historic Center, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 427-5790
🌐 Website: arzobispadodelima.org/museo
Description: Housed in the former headquarters of the Banco de la Reserva (Italian Renaissance-style building, 1929), inaugurated as a museum in 1982 and renovated in 2017. It exhibits numismatic collections (banknotes, coins), works of art, annual painting competitions, and temporary exhibitions.
Themes: Peruvian monetary history, contemporary art, numismatics, national painting.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Saturday (according to schedule)
Hours: ≈ 09:30 – 17:00
Fees: Free or moderate price depending on temporary exhibitions
Audience: Adults, enthusiasts of financial history and art
📍 Address: Intersection of Lampa and Ucayali streets, Lima Center
📞 Phone: via Central Reserve Bank Peru
🌐 Website: Central Bank Museum
Description: Housed in a restored Republican-era house, this museum presents objects from the Inca, colonial, and republican periods, unearthed during archaeological excavations under the building, revealing the historical daily life of Lima.
Themes: Colonial archaeology, architecture, Lima ceramics, republican era, urban history of Lima.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: 10:00 – 18:00 (with a break between 12:00 and 14:00 according to sources)
Fees: Adult ≈ S/.10; students, seniors, Conadis ≈ S/.5; children S/.1.50 depending on the day
Audience: All audiences, particularly relevant for urban history and heritage enthusiasts
📍 Address: Jr. Áncash 213, Historic Center of Lima
📞 Phone: (01) 428-2390
🌐 Website: via Lima municipality
Description: This 17th-century Baroque Franciscan complex is famous for its basilica, colonial library, cloisters decorated with azulejos, underground catacombs, and its museum of sacred art.
Themes: Religious art, colonial architecture, bibliophilia, historical burials.
Opening Days: Every day
Hours: 09:00 – 17:30
Fees: Adult: 15 soles – Student: 7 soles
Audience: Adults and heritage enthusiasts
Notes: Mandatory guided tours, famous catacombs, limited photo access
📍 Address: Jirón Lampa, Historic Center, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 426-7377
🌐 Website: museocatacumbas.com
Description: The Santo Domingo Convent, one of the oldest in Lima, houses a museum tracing the history of the monastery and Peruvian saints like Rose of Lima and Martin de Porres. It also features cloisters, a colonial library, and relics.
Themes: Dominican order, religious art, colonial history, Peruvian saints.
Opening Days: Every day
Hours: 09:00 – 17:00
Fees: Adult: 10 soles – Child: 5 soles
Audience: All audiences
Notes: Guided tours available, classified monument, panoramic view from the tower
📍 Address: Jirón Camaná 170, Historic Center, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 426-7377
🌐 Website: www.conventosantodomingo.pe
Description: Located in the former headquarters of the Tribunal of the Holy Office, this museum presents the history of the Inquisition in Peru through models, trial reconstructions, cells, and torture instruments. It also traces the evolution of the Peruvian Congress.
Themes: Spanish Inquisition, colonial justice, legal history, Peruvian Congress.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: 09:00 – 17:00
Fees: Free admission
Audience: Adults, students
Notes: Guided tours available, lively historical presentation
📍 Address: Jr. Junín 548, Historic Center, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 311-7777
🌐 Website: www.congreso.gob.pe/museo
Description: Located in a historic building facing the Plaza San Martín, this museum presents an exceptional collection of Peruvian minerals, as well as pre-Columbian textiles and a room dedicated to the history of Lima.
Themes: Mineralogy, geology, textile heritage, urban history.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Saturday
Hours: 10:00 – 17:00
Fees: Adult: 20 soles – Student: 10 soles
Audience: All audiences
Notes: Audio guide available, air-conditioned museum, gift shop
📍 Address: Jirón de la Unión 1030, Historic Center, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 426-7205
🌐 Website: www.museoandresdelcastillo.com
Description: More than just a bar, the Pisco Museum offers a cultural and sensory experience around pisco, Peru's emblematic beverage. Discover its history, the grape varieties used, production types, and of course, tastings.
Themes: Peruvian pisco, viticulture, traditional cocktails, gastronomic heritage, art of living.
Opening Days: Every day
Hours: 12:00 – midnight
Fees: Free entry – cocktails à la carte – paid guided tastings
Audience: Adults – ideal for discovering local culture in a friendly setting
📍 Address: Jirón Carabaya 193, Historic Center of Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 426-1322
🌐 Website: www.museodelpisco.org
Description: Founded in 1925, this art gallery presents over 890 works of Peruvian art (19th–20th centuries), including major works by Ignacio Merino, Francisco Pancho Fierro, José Sabogal, Tilsa Tsuchiya, Enrique Camino Brent, and other key figures. Admission is generally free.
Themes: Academicism, Costumbrismo, Indigenism, modern and contemporary art.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: 10:00 – 13:00 / 14:00 – 18:00
Fees: Free (registration or reservation often required)
📍 Address: Jr. Rufino Torrico block 11, Plaza Francia, Cercado de Lima
📞 Phone: (01) 632-1539
🌐 Website: –
Description: Housed in the Casa O'Higgins, this museum brings together over 7,000 pieces representative of crafts and popular traditions (retablos, masks, carved gourds, featherwork, etc.) from all regions of Peru.
Themes: Tangible and intangible heritage, folk art, traditional festivals, regional crafts.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: 10:00 – 20:00
Fees: Free
📍 Address: Jr. de la Unión 554, Cercado de Lima
📞 Phone: (01) 626-6616
🌐 Website: via PUCP – IRA
Description: This museum traces the monetary history of Peru, from pre-Columbian shells to modern banknotes, including colonial and republican coins. It is housed in an elegant restored colonial house in the heart of Lima.
Themes: Peruvian numismatics, coins, banknotes, seals, currency, counterfeiting, national economic evolution.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Friday
Hours: 09:00 – 16:00 (entry until 15:00)
Fees: Free admission
Audience: All audiences – ideal for history, economics, and antique collection enthusiasts
📍 Address: Jirón Lampa 474, Cercado de Lima (near Plaza Mayor)
📞 Phone: +51 1 613-2000 (extension 26413)
🌐 Website: www.bcrp.gob.pe
Description: Inaugurated in 2010, housed in a 1924 neoclassical palace, this museum offers an immersive audiovisual journey through 27 rooms on the history of Lima (in 2D, 3D, 4D), complemented by an art gallery, a library, and the Taulichusco cultural center.
Themes: Pre-Hispanic Lima history, Viceroyalty, independence, modern society, urban disasters.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday (closed Monday)
Hours: 10:00 – 18:00 (depending on day)
Fees: General ≈ S/8; students ≈ S/5; schoolchildren, seniors, Conadis ≈ S/4; popular Sundays ≈ S/4 or free (depending on season)
Audience: Families, school groups, visitors curious about urban history
📍 Address: Av. 28 de Julio & Av. Garcilaso de la Vega, Cercado de Lima
📞 Phone: (01) 433-7122
🌐 Website: via Metropolitan Municipality
Description: Inaugurated in 2013 in Barranco, the MAC exhibits national and international contemporary art and encourages dialogue between society and modern creation.
Themes: Current art, photography, installations, performance.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: Approximately 10:00 – 18:00
Fees: Variable depending on exhibition
Audience: All audiences, ideal for young creatives
📍 Address: Barranco, Lima
📞 Phone: —
🌐 Website: —
Description: Housed in the splendid historic mansion of Pedro de Osma in Barranco, this museum presents an exceptional collection of viceregal painting, sculpture, furniture, and textiles (16th–18th centuries), with refined chronological and thematic scenography.
Themes: Viceregal art, Cusco School painting, religious sculpture, colonial furniture, silverwork objects, history of Southern Andean Peru.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday (closed Monday)
Hours: 10:00 – 18:00
Fees: Adult: S/20; National student or senior: S/10; Free entry for children up to 11 years; special rates for joint tickets with MATE or MAC.
Guided Tours: Offered at regular times (Spanish/English, duration ≈ 45 min)
📍 Address: Av. Pedro de Osma 421, Barranco, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 467-0141 / 467-0063
🌐 Website: museopedrodeosma.org
Description: Located in a restored former electrical substation, this museum traces the history of electricity in Peru and offers interactive experiments around circuits, generators, and energy production.
Themes: History of electricity, renewable energies, energy transmission, applied physics, scientific objects.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Saturday
Hours: 09:00 – 17:00
Fees: Free admission
Audience: Children, families, schools, science and technology enthusiasts
📍 Address: Av. Pedro de Osma 105, Barranco
📞 Phone: +51 1 477-6577
🌐 Website: www.museoelectricidad.com.pe
Description: Foundation of Mario Testino, located in a historic mansion in Barranco. Presents exhibitions of contemporary photography, works by Testino and emerging artists, event space, boutique, café.
Themes: Contemporary photography, visual identity, modern Latin American art.
Opening Days: Generally Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: Variable depending on exhibition
Fees: Moderate price depending on program
Audience: Artists, young creatives, audiences sensitive to visual aesthetics.
📍 Address: Barranco, Lima
📞 Phone: Not provided
🌐 Website: via MATE Foundation
Description: Iconic museum in Lima, presenting a rich collection (≈ 15,500 works) across five floors, covering the pre-Hispanic, colonial, republican, and contemporary history of Peru. Includes a room dedicated to the internal conflict "Yuyanapaq".
Themes: Pre-Hispanic art, textiles, metals, national history, political memory.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday (closed Monday)
Hours: 09:00 – 17:00
Fees: Free admission (except for temporary exhibitions, some activities may be paid)
Audience: All audiences, school and cultural visits
📍 Address: Av. Javier Prado Este 2465, San Borja, Lima
📞 Phone: (01) 618-9393
🌐 Website: www.mcultura.gob.pe/museo-de-la-nacion-introduccion
Description: This interactive museum located in San Borja offers a playful immersion into the world of science, robotics, energy, and space. Practical workshops and educational activities are available.
Themes: Physics, astronomy, chemistry, robotics, mathematics, applied sciences.
Opening Days: Monday to Saturday
Hours: 09:00 – 17:00
Fees: General: S/15 – School discount: S/5
Audience: Children, teenagers, schools, families
📍 Address: Av. San Borja Norte 1139, San Borja
📞 Phone: +51 1 224-3314
🌐 Website: (official site not always available – present on social networks)
Description: The oldest natural history museum in the country, founded in 1918 at San Marcos University. It exhibits collections of zoology, botany, geology, ecology as well as fossils and scientific publications.
Themes: Biodiversity, geosciences, ecology, endemic species, paleontology.
Opening Days: Generally Tuesday to Saturday (to be confirmed locally)
Hours: ≈ 09:00 – 17:00
Fees: Free or modest price (university) according to internal regulations
Audience: Adults, students, families, school groups
📍 Address: Jesús María, Lima (UNMSM campus)
📞 Phone: —
🌐 Website: —
Description: This museum located in Miraflores presents a collection of textile and ceramic artifacts, notably from the Chancay culture, assembled by collector Yoshitaro Amano. Founded in 1964.
Themes: Pre-Columbian textiles, archaeology, visual ethnography.
Opening Days: Generally open every day (to be verified)
Hours: —
Fees: —
📍 Address: Miraflores, Lima
📞 Phone: —
🌐 Website: —
Description: The ChocoMuseo offers a fun journey through the history of cocoa, from bean cultivation to chocolate making. It also offers workshops for making artisanal chocolates.
Themes: Peruvian cocoa, chocolate making, local gastronomy, practical workshops.
Opening Days: Every day
Hours: 10:00 – 19:00
Fees: Free entry – Paid workshops
Audience: Families, children, food enthusiasts
Notes: Chocolate workshops, tastings, shop, self-guided tour
📍 Address: Calle Berlin 375, Miraflores, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 241-4801
🌐 Website: www.chocomuseo.com
Description: Monumental site of the Lima culture dating from 200–700 AD, combining an adobe pyramid and a museum with archaeological objects, ceramics, textiles, and interpretation of ancient ways of life.
Themes: Urban archaeology, Lima culture, ceramics, native flora/fauna related to the site.
Opening Days: Wednesday to Monday
Hours: 09:00 – 16:00 (night visits possible by reservation)
Fees: Adult ≈ S/.12; students/teachers ≈ S/.5; children/seniors ≈ S/.1
Audience: All audiences, ideal for discovering archaeology in the modern city
📍 Address: Calle General Borgoño block 8, Miraflores, Lima
📞 Phone: (01) 6177138 / 6177148
🌐 Website: via Miraflores municipality
Description: The archaeological museum adjoins the Pachacámac sanctuary and exhibits approximately 6,500 artifacts (ceramics, textiles, metals, wood...). Its centerpiece: the "Idol of Pachacámac", presented in a modern scenography inaugurated in 2016.
Themes: Lima, Wari, Ichma and Inca cultures, sacred archaeology, ancient coastal history.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Saturday 09:00–17:00 (entry until 16:30); Sunday 09:00–16:00 (tickets until 15:15)
Fees: Adult ≈ S/.15; students ≈ S/.5; children ≈ S/.1; seniors/military ≈ S/.7.50; night visit ≈ S/.47 (optional).
Audience: All audiences: perfect for school groups and archaeology enthusiasts.
📍 Address: Antigua Panamericana Sur km 31.5, Lurín, Lima
📞 Phone: (01) 321-5606
🌐 Website: museopachacamac@cultura.gob.pe
Description: Located in Lurín, south of Lima, MUNA is the largest museum in the country. It houses an impressive collection of over 500,000 archaeological pieces tracing the pre-Hispanic history of Peru from 5,000 BC to the Inca era. The modern, monumental building integrates with the Pachacamac landscape and highlights the national cultural memory.
Themes: Pre-Columbian civilizations, Andean cultures, ceremonial artifacts, religious iconography, Peru's archaeological heritage.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: By time slots: 10:00–11:00 / 11:30–12:30 / 13:45–14:45 / 15:00–16:00
Reservations: Online via the form on muna.cultura.pe or directly on site
Audience: All audiences (self-guided or educational visits)
📍 Address: Km 31, Antigua Panamericana Sur, Lurín, Lima
🚗 Access: Via the Conchán toll (from the north) or via the San Pedro bridge (from the south), near the Pachacamac site
🚌 Public Transport: Lines 8510, 8718, via Metropolitano (Villa El Salvador)
📞 Phone: (+51) 1 618 9393
📧 Email: muna@cultura.gob.pe
🌐 Website: muna.cultura.pe
Description: This modern museum traces the naval history of Peru, with models, uniforms, weapons, navigation instruments, and interactive exhibitions. It particularly highlights the figure of hero Miguel Grau and the War of the Pacific.
Themes: Maritime history, naval battles, Peruvian navy, famous admirals, military objects, simulators, temporary exhibitions.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: 09:00 – 16:30
Fees: Adult: S/10 – Child/student: S/5
Audience: All audiences – ideal for families and military history enthusiasts
📍 Address: Av. Jorge Chávez 123, Callao Monumental
📞 Phone: +51 1 429-4793
🌐 Website: www.marina.mil.pe/museonaval
Description: This private museum brings together an impressive collection of pre-Columbian gold objects, funerary masks, jewelry, ceramics, textiles, as well as a vast exhibition of weapons from around the world (from the Middle Ages to today).
Themes: Pre-Columbian gold, Moche art, ancient cultures, world armory, military art, ceremonial objects.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: 10:30 – 17:00
Fees: Adult: S/33 – Student: S/17 – Child: S/11
Audience: All audiences – history and ancient treasure enthusiasts
📍 Address: Alonso de Molina 1100, Monterrico, Santiago de Surco, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 434-4072
🌐 Website: www.museoroperu.com.pe
Description: This museum presents a large collection of restored vintage cars, motorcycles, fire trucks, and military vehicles, tracing the evolution of the automobile in Peru and worldwide.
Themes: Automotive history, mechanical heritage, historical vehicles.
Opening Days: Monday to Sunday
Hours: 09:00 – 18:00
Fees: Adult: 25 soles – Child: 15 soles
Audience: All audiences
Notes: On-site parking, photo area, school visits possible
📍 Address: Av. La Molina 2081, La Molina, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 349-9000
🌐 Website: www.museodelautomovil.com.pe
Description: The oldest public museum in Peru, located in the Pueblo Libre district, presents the history of Andean civilizations, from the earliest societies to the republican era. It exhibits textiles, ceramics, mummies, metal objects, as well as models and historical works.
Themes: Pre-Columbian civilizations, colonial and republican history, Andean cultures, art and traditions of Peru.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Saturday
Hours: 09:00 – 16:00
Fees: Adult: 10 soles – Student: 5 soles
Audience: All audiences
Notes: Historical gardens, temporary exhibitions, partial access to national archives
📍 Address: Plaza Bolívar, Pueblo Libre, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 321-5630
🌐 Website: mnaahp.cultura.pe
Description: Housed in an 18th-century viceregal mansion, this museum contains a vast collection of pre-Columbian art, including ceramics, textiles, metal objects, and a famous gallery of Moche erotic art.
Themes: Moche, Nazca, Chimú civilizations, textiles, ancestral art, pre-Inca history.
Opening Days: Every day
Hours: 09:00 to 19:00
Fees: General ≈ S/50; residents ≈ S/15 (see details by date)
Audience: All audiences
Notes: Gardens, restaurant, shop, audio guide available
📍 Address: Av. Simón Bolívar 1515, Pueblo Libre, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 461-1835 / 461-1312
🌐 Website: www.museolarco.org
Description: Located in an iconic neo-colonial building in San Isidro, this house-museum houses the work of Bolivian sculptor Marina Núñez del Prado as well as colonial and contemporary art objects.
Themes: Modern sculpture, Bolivian and Peruvian art, artistic memory of the artist.
Opening Days: —
Hours: —
Fees: —
📍 Address: Calle Aspíllaga 300, Bosque El Olivar, San Isidro
📞 Phone: —
🌐 Website: —
Description: Located right in a residential neighborhood, Huaca Huallamarca is a restored adobe pyramid, remnant of an ancient pre-Inca ceremonial center. It includes a small museum exhibiting funerary objects, textiles, and ceramics found on the site.
Themes: Archaeology, pre-Inca culture (Lima), funerary rites, adobe architecture.
Opening Days: Tuesday to Sunday
Hours: 09:00 – 17:00
Fees: Adult: 5 soles – Student: 1 sol
Audience: All audiences
Notes: Staircase to climb to the top, compact but educational museum
📍 Address: Av. Nicolás de Ribera 201, San Isidro, Lima
📞 Phone: +51 1 222-4124
🌐 Website: huacahuallamarca.cultura.pe
🧭 To Know: Lima concentrates a great diversity of museums distributed by district, ranging from pre-Columbian art collections to scientific or gastronomic museums. This page groups them together to help you best organize your visits in the capital.
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