José Carlos Mariátegui Museum is a

historic house museum A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that is preserved as a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a variety of ...

located on the final residence of Peruvian writer

José Carlos Mariátegui José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira (; June 14, 1894 – April 16, 1930) was a Peruvian writer, sociologist, historian, journalist, politician, and Marxist philosopher. A prolific author despite his early death, El Amauta (from Quechua: ham ...

, where he spent the last five years of his life. The museum is dedicated to the life and work of Mariátegui, as well as that of his wife

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...

and partner Victoria Ferrer, in the context of how the rooms in the household were used. Mariátegui moved into the house in 1925. The house dates back to the early 20th century, and was declared a National Historic Monument in 1972. It was inaugurated on June 14, 1994, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Mariátegui's birth.

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