Bodega y Quadra Museum ( es, Museo de Sitio Bodega y Quadra) is a site museum located at second block of
Jirón Áncash
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, in the
historic centre of Lima,
Peru. Located on the remains of a terrain that dates back to the
Viceroyalty of Peru, it illustrates the daily life of people during the Spanish and Republican era of the city.
History
The museum space incorporates an old
butcher shop and
slaughterhouse
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Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is no ...
from the beginning of the 17th century, whose last owners were the Bodega y Quadra y Mollinedo family. These facilities were discovered during excavations for the construction of a building in 2005. In 2012 the
Ministry of Culture promoted the creation of the museum respecting the architecture of the old colonial house and its foundations.
The museum is divided into seven rooms. In one of them, audiovisuals and images of one of the most important members of the owner family, the Peruvian sailor and explorer
Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra,
are exhibited. In another room, everyday objects found during the excavations, such as
Chinese and
Panaman
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ian porcelain, as well as candelabras and cutlery, are displayed. In another room, objects related to wood and leather work have been preserved. There is also a stone wall at the end of the ruins, which was built as a protection wall against the
Rimac River.
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See also
*Desamparados station
The Desamparados station ( es, Estación de Desamparados) is a railway station in Lima, Peru. It is situated on the left margin of the Rímac River, next to the Government Palace. The station was named after the church of ''Nuestra Señora de lo ...
, located next to the museum
References
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Bodega y Quadra family
Museums in Lima
Archaeological museums in Peru
Historic Centre of Lima
Museums established in 2012