Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (MAP)
Pre-Columbian objects shown as art in the colonial Casa Cabrera on Plazoleta Nazarenas.
The museum opened in 2003 and shows a selection of just over four hundred objects drawn from the reserve collections of the Museo Larco in Lima, chosen for their formal qualities and presented as works of art rather than as archaeological specimens. Eleven galleries are arranged by culture and material, covering Nasca, Mochica, Huari, Chimú, Chancay and Inca production in ceramic, wood, shell, silver, gold and textile. Wall texts set the pieces alongside quotations from twentieth-century artists and critics.
It occupies Casa Cabrera, a mansion of the viceregal period built around a courtyard on the Plazoleta Nazarenas, a short walk from the Plaza de Armas. The site had earlier Inca use and later served religious functions before passing into private hands. The building was restored for the museum by the BBVA foundation in Peru, which runs it in association with the Museo Larco, and the courtyard also holds a café and shop.
Highlights
- Just over four hundred objects selected from the Museo Larco reserves
- Eleven galleries arranged by culture and by material
- Viceregal courtyard house on the Plazoleta Nazarenas
- Gold and silver ornaments and Chancay and Nasca ceramics
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