The Museo Nacional de ArqueologÃa AntropologÃa e Historia del Perú (English: ''National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru'') is the largest and oldest museum in
Peru
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, located on Plaza BolÃvar in the
Pueblo Libre
Pueblo Libre (originally called La Magdalena or Old Magdalena to differentiate it from Magdalena del Mar District) is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Its name, which means ''Free Town'' or ''Free People'', was granted by José de San Martà ...
district of
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, RÃmac and LurÃn Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
. The museum houses more than 100,000 artifacts spanning the entire history of human occupation in what is now Peru. Highlights include the
Raimondi Stele The Raimondi Stele is a sacred object and significant piece of art of the ChavÃn culture of the central Andes in present-day Peru. The ChavÃn were named after ChavÃn de Huantar, the main structure found in ruin at this archaeological site. The Ch ...
and the Tello Obelisk from
ChavÃn de Huantar, and an impressive scale model of the
Incan
The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The admin ...
citadel,
Machu Picchu.
In 2021, the new
National Museum of Archaeology (MUNA) is destined to open after artifacts from the museum.
The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History is proposed to become a museum dedicated to the republican era of Peru.
See also
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Museums in Lima
The following is a list of important sites of interest in and around the city of Lima, Peru.
Beaches and waterfront
* Ancón
*Asia
*Chancay
* Pucusana
* Miraflores
* Los Pavos
* Playa Punta Roquitas
* Playa Waikiki
* Playa Makaha
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References
External links
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National Museum website
Archaeology, National Museum
Anthropology museums
Archaeological museums in Peru
Pre-Columbian art museums
Spanish Colonial architecture in Peru
1822 establishments in the Spanish Empire
Museums established in 1826
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