The Larco Museum is glad to welcome you in our new galleries!
We have recently renovated our galleries for a better understanding of our collection. It is organized in a chronological, geographical and more thematic way towards the last galleries.
In the Introduction Hall, welcomed by this giant wall filled with Chavin “cabezas clavas” (giant rock heads, that used to decorate the temples in the North Coast), the tourists will learn about the particular geographical and climatic characteristics of Peru, and how those allowed the settling of pre-Columbian civilizations and the beginning of their art. They will also get to know about the founder of the museum, who also was one of the first Peruvian archaeologists, Rafael Larco Hoyle, and how he set the basis of archaeology, helping him creating a chronology of all the Peruvian pre-Columbian civilizations.
In the Cultures Hall, the visitors will learn about the social, political and religious organization of all the civilizations through their pottery and craft.
The Syncretism Hall presents the works of art of the colonial period when Spanish and pre-Columbian styles were merging.
The Textile Hall has a very interesting collection of the finest pieces of fabrics used for religious and ceremonial rituals. It also has the very famous world record piece of textile with its 398 thread each inch!
In the Sacrificial Hall, there are all the objects and tools used for the ceremony of the sacrifice. It also holds the very famous “Larco piece”, depicting all the stages of the ceremony.
The Metal Hall presents the richness of the work of the Andean craftsmen, in their search for the perfection of the details and their use of alloy to make their objects more resilient.
The Gold, Silver and Jewelry collection in the Gold Hall is the most important and the finest one in all Peru.
Then you can visit the deposit, which is like an impressive library of art, and further down, you ll find curiously realistic ceramics in the Erotic Gallery.
Do not miss our new galleries, they are breathtaking!
We have recently renovated our galleries for a better understanding of our collection. It is organized in a chronological, geographical and more thematic way towards the last galleries.
In the Introduction Hall, welcomed by this giant wall filled with Chavin “cabezas clavas” (giant rock heads, that used to decorate the temples in the North Coast), the tourists will learn about the particular geographical and climatic characteristics of Peru, and how those allowed the settling of pre-Columbian civilizations and the beginning of their art. They will also get to know about the founder of the museum, who also was one of the first Peruvian archaeologists, Rafael Larco Hoyle, and how he set the basis of archaeology, helping him creating a chronology of all the Peruvian pre-Columbian civilizations.
In the Cultures Hall, the visitors will learn about the social, political and religious organization of all the civilizations through their pottery and craft.
The Syncretism Hall presents the works of art of the colonial period when Spanish and pre-Columbian styles were merging.
The Textile Hall has a very interesting collection of the finest pieces of fabrics used for religious and ceremonial rituals. It also has the very famous world record piece of textile with its 398 thread each inch!
In the Sacrificial Hall, there are all the objects and tools used for the ceremony of the sacrifice. It also holds the very famous “Larco piece”, depicting all the stages of the ceremony.
The Metal Hall presents the richness of the work of the Andean craftsmen, in their search for the perfection of the details and their use of alloy to make their objects more resilient.
The Gold, Silver and Jewelry collection in the Gold Hall is the most important and the finest one in all Peru.
Then you can visit the deposit, which is like an impressive library of art, and further down, you ll find curiously realistic ceramics in the Erotic Gallery.
Do not miss our new galleries, they are breathtaking!
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