Treasures of Ancient Peru – Larco Museum

• Permanent exhibition
  Permanent exhibition
  The museum has 13 permanent exhibition galleries, where the artefacts allow us to travel back in time and understand the complexity of ancient Peruvian society.
  Throughout the tour, we discover the Andean worldview, the sacred relationship with nature, the development of textiles, and music and dance as forms of cultural expression, as well as ritual practices, including human sacrifice.
• Open Storage Area
  The Larco Museum features a unique space known as the open storage area, where around 30,000 archaeological artefacts, mainly pottery, are kept. This area allows visitors to view up close one of the most comprehensive collections of ancient Peru.
  Through these pieces, we can learn about various aspects of the lives of the ancient Peruvian people: their physical features, their diet, their religious beliefs, as well as their traditions and customs. Pottery not only served a utilitarian purpose, but also acted as a means of artistic and symbolic expression.
• Checan Munay Erotic Gallery.
  Eroticism and sexuality were deeply intertwined with the Andean worldview. The ‘Checan Munay’ gallery depicts romantic bonds and sexual interaction in ancient Peruvian societies.
  This gallery highlights the skill of pre-Hispanic artists, who depicted the human body with sensitivity and detail, celebrating nudity as a natural expression of life, affection and fertility.

PICK UP AREA 

• The pick-up and drop-off service is only available from: Miraflores, Barranco, San Isidro, Surco or the centre of Lima.
  If you are staying outside these areas, we can arrange a meeting point in Miraflores to start the tour or provide a transfer service for an additional charge.