Museums in Miraflores

Art & Cultural Heritage

Miraflores preserves a timeline of Peruvian history, from the 5th-century adobe pyramid of Huaca Pucllana to the Amano Museum’s specialized collection of pre-Columbian textiles. The district's contemporary landscape includes the Place of Memory (LUM), documenting recent social history, and the MAC Lima, which focuses on modern art. Cultural centers and galleries like the PUCP and Enlace showcase the evolution of Peruvian artistic expression from traditional crafts to avant-garde installations.

Art & Cultural Heritage — Map

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Pucllana

Huaca Pucllana or Huaca Juliana is a great adobe and clay pyramid located in the Miraflores district of central Lima, Peru, built from…

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Lugar de la Memoria

A museum dedicated to the internal conflict in Peru between 1980 and 2000, focusing on human rights, memory, and social inclusion through pedagogical exhibits and archives.

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C

Inka Market

A commercial hub specializing in traditional Peruvian handicrafts, including hand-woven textiles, ceramics, silver jewelry, and alpaca wool products from various regions.

D

Amano Museum

Private collection of Chimú and Nasca artefacts is really not to be missed despite being so down-to-earth. Free entrance, call ahead.

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Sala Luis Miró Quesada Garland

A municipal exhibition space that hosts rotating contemporary art shows, photography exhibits, and multidisciplinary projects by established and emerging Peruvian artists.

F

Sala de Arte Moderno de Larcomar

An art gallery located within the Larcomar complex featuring modern exhibitions and contemporary works by local artists.

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Centro Cultural PUCP

A multidisciplinary cultural hub featuring an art gallery, a cinema for independent films, and a theater for live performances, managed by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

H

Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Lima

Commonly known as MAC Lima, this museum showcases national and international contemporary art from 1950 to the present day, housed in a modern glass-walled building.

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Enlace

The private gallery puts up impressive displays of contemporary Peruvian art - a treat for every art connoisseur.

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Museo de Sitio Andrés Avelino Cáceres

Located in Parque Reducto No. 2, this site museum commemorates the 1881 Battle of Miraflores during the War of the Pacific, displaying military artifacts and historical uniforms.

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