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Museums in Peru

Peru has 156 museums on the map — most commonly general collections. Each is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), a snapshot taken 2026-06-23. This is a count of where museums are recorded, not a ranking.

MUSEUMS MAPPED156

MOST COMMON THEMEGeneral

NAMED IN SAMPLE60

By theme

How Peru’s museums split across the six broad themes. Museums catalogued simply as “a museum”, with no narrower type recorded, fall under General.

Art17

History & Heritage10

Science & Nature8

Transport & Industry0

Military1

General120

A sample of museums

A selection of 60 of Peru’s 156 museums, alphabetically. Open the map to explore them all by location.

Alto de la Alianza Museum · Andrés Avelino Cáceres Museum · Anthropology, Archaeology and Natural History Museum of Ranrahirca · Archaeological Museum of Ancash · BAP Abtao · BAP América · Birthplace of Martín de Porres · Brüning Museum · Carlos Dreyer Museum · Casa Concha · Casa de La Cultura Criolla · Casa de la Gastronomía Peruana · Casa donde nació Cesar Vallejo · Casa donde nació Jorge Basadre · Casa Museo Gran Almirante Grau · Casa Museo Héroe Cap. FAP José Quiñones · Casa Museo José Carlos Mariátegui · Casa Museo Julia Codesido · Casa Museo Mario Vargas Llosa · Casa Museo Ricardo Palma · Casa museo sabio Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo · Casa Museo Villa Mercedes · Catacombs of Lima · Chancay Museum · Chavin de Huantar Contemporary Army Museum · Chavin National Museum · Colli Museum · DIRCOTE Museum · Folk Art Museum · Garcilaso de la Vega's House · Gold Museum of Peru and Weapons of the World · Historical Museum of Physical Sciences · Hospital del Espíritu Santo · House of the four busts · Huacas de Moche Museum · Huaura Museum · Inkariy Museum · Larco Museum · Leimebamba museum · Lima Art Museum · MAC Lima · Marina Núñez Del Prado House Museum · MATE - Museo Mario Testino · Metropolitan Museum of Lima · Municipal Theatre Museum · Museo Amano · Museo Amazónico · Museo Amazónico Andino Qhapaq Ñan Quillabamba · Museo Arqueológico "Samuel Humberto Espinoza Lozano" · Museo Arqueológico Antonini · Museo Arqueológico Josefina Ramos de Cox · Museo Arqueológico y Antropológico de Apurímac · Museo Arqueológico y Etnográfico del Conjunto Monumental Belén · Museo Arqueológico Zonal de Cabana · Museo Bolivariano de Pativilca · Museo Casa de La Respuesta · Museo Chanka y de la Diversidad Lamista · Museo Chiribaya · Museo Contisuyo · Museo de Arqueología Catalina Huanca

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