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Museums in Cusco

"Museo Histórico Regional" (Regional Historical Museum)
Founded in 1984, occupies the House of the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, exhibition of pictorial works of the Escuela Cusqueña. The Inca Garcilaso (1539-1616) was son of the Spanish conqueror Sebastián Garcilaso de la Vega and a royal Inca princess, the Palla Isabel Chimpu Ocllo and lived his childhood in this house, reliquary of the colonial art, beautifully restored and declared National Monument.

"Museo de Arte Religioso" (Museum of Religious Art)
Exhibition of religious art works of the colonial time; located in the Palacio Arzobispal, beautiful colonial building, in which highlights its front and balconies. Built on the real palace of the Inca Sinchi Roca. In one of its megalithic walls, in the lateral part, on the street Hatun Rumiyoc, is located the famous stone of the 12 angles, cut and carved stone block that has 12 vertexes and it is assembled in perfect form, not being able to enter a knife leaf among its junctures.

"Museo Arqueológico de la Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad" (Archaeological Museum of the National University San Antonio de Abad)
Exhibition of archaeological pieces of the Inca culture and objects and furniture of the colonial time. Located in the "Casa del Almirante"(House of the Admiral) construction of the XVII century that belonged to Admiral Francisco Aldrete Maldonado, old colonial house with stone facade that shows the coat-of-arms, with precious covered decorations.

"Museo Arqueológico del Koricancha" (Archaeological Museum of the Koricancha)
Exhibition of the collection of archaeological Inca pieces found in the excavations carried out in the "Templo de Koricancha" (Temple of Koricancha), located annexed to the Koricancha.

"Museo del Convento de Santa Catalina" (Museum of Santa Catalina's Convent)
Exhibition of painting murals and canvases of the colonial time. Outstanding the paintings with religious themes.


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