Pre-Columbian Art Museum, Cusco
The Pre-Columbian Art Museum is located in an Inca building that may have originally housed a school. The building was rebuilt in the Spanish colonial style in 1580 and became an orphanage.
The Pre-Columbian Art Museum features pre-Columbian artworks from 1250 BC to AD 1532. The museum has 400 artworks in ten galleries.
The Origins Gallery features the oldest artworks. It includes engraved ceramic bottles, decorated jugs, and ceramic sculptures. The Wood Gallery houses wood sculptures that represent dead ancestors.
The Shell Gallery has shell necklaces and an intricately carved bone pin. Andean cultures found silver to be feminine, and guests will find beautiful nose rings and earrings in the Silver Gallery. The Gold Gallery also features delicate and elegant gold earrings.
The South Peru Gallery features artworks from the Nasca culture. Artworks on display include painted ceramic bottles, vases, and jugs. The North Peru Gallery also features ceramic sculptures and jugs. Finally, the Central Peru Gallery focuses on Huari society and its symbolic artworks.
Finally, the Inca Gallery has carved alpacas, wooden keros used for toasts, and exquisite ceramic monumental vessels.
The Pre-Columbian Art Museum features pre-Columbian artworks from 1250 BC to AD 1532. The museum has 400 artworks in ten galleries.
The Origins Gallery features the oldest artworks. It includes engraved ceramic bottles, decorated jugs, and ceramic sculptures. The Wood Gallery houses wood sculptures that represent dead ancestors.
The Shell Gallery has shell necklaces and an intricately carved bone pin. Andean cultures found silver to be feminine, and guests will find beautiful nose rings and earrings in the Silver Gallery. The Gold Gallery also features delicate and elegant gold earrings.
The South Peru Gallery features artworks from the Nasca culture. Artworks on display include painted ceramic bottles, vases, and jugs. The North Peru Gallery also features ceramic sculptures and jugs. Finally, the Central Peru Gallery focuses on Huari society and its symbolic artworks.
Finally, the Inca Gallery has carved alpacas, wooden keros used for toasts, and exquisite ceramic monumental vessels.
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Sight Name: Pre-Columbian Art Museum
Sight Location: Cusco, Peru (See walking tours in Cusco)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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Sight Location: Cusco, Peru (See walking tours in Cusco)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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Walking Tours in Cusco, Peru
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The Inca later... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
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