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Our Favorite Museums To Visit In Lima, Peru

Marisol — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:37:35 +0000

From pre-Columbian gold riches to the erotic pottery of the Moche, Lima is home to many of Peru’s most sacred artifacts and artworks. Lima’s museums are a treasure trove of history awaiting to be discovered. Our recommended list of museums to visit in Peru highlight some of the most popular museums to explore and the [...]

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A Guide to the Best Specialty Museums in Peru

Marisol — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 15:45:24 +0000

Peru’s long history and diverse culture has inspired many museums and art galleries. If you visit Peru, you must visit a museum or two; but which ones? We’ve put together this list of the best museums and art galleries in Peru to help you decide. Whichever museum you wish to visit, Aracari can arrange exclusive [...]

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TripAdvisor Recognizes Museo Larco As The Best Museum in South America

Marisol — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 21:35:42 +0000

TripAdvisor’s Traveller’s Choice Awards have recently released the 2018 list of the top museums in the world. Lima’s Museo Larco has been recognized as the best museum in South America and one of the twenty best in the world. Aracari spoke with Andres Alvaréz Calderón, the president of Museo Larco, about the meaning of this recognition [...]

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An Insider Art Experience at Casa Jaime Liébana

Marisol — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:50:08 +0000

For art aficionados visiting Lima, Aracari’s special-access visit to the workshops and home of Lima’s renowned family of artists, the Liébanas, is an exclusive opportunity for culturally curious travellers to delve into Peru’s art world, past and present. The Casa Liébana art tour in the capital’s bohemian art district of Barranco invites you to delve [...]

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Santa Teresa Monastery with Director Franz Grupp

Alice Farkas — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 13:00:36 +0000

Arequipa is easily one of the most charming cities in all of Peru, home to gleaming-white historic buildings made from volcanic ash, sillar, grand religious monasteries, and a rich cultural scene – hosting the annual literary Hay Festival. One of the city’s key attractions is Santa Teresa Monastery, a living-museum where cloistered nuns still reside [...]

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Pedro de Osma Museum

Marisol — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 22:00:10 +0000

Peru is a country rich in cultural history, with ancient civilizations ranging from one of the oldest in the world – the Caral civilization that dates back to 3,200 BC – to the powerful Incan Empire from the 16th century. Last week the Aracari team visited the Pedro de Osma Museum, which helps explain some [...]

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The Opening of the MALI Permanent Collection

Marisol — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:01:06 +0000

This Wednesday afternoon, there was no lack of diversity amongst the crowds at Lima’s illustrious Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI, for short), one of the top museums in Lima. Roving students on school trips scampered past groups of nuns in habits, as tourists in sneakers and jeans mingled with freshly ironed businessmen and women [...]

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Chavin Culture Exhibition Opens at MALI

Marisol — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 17:48:30 +0000

The Chavin Culture The Chavin Culture is an extinct culture that developed between 1500 and 300 B.C. in the highlands of the Peruvian Andes and its influence extended up and down the present-day Peruvian coast. Chavin de Huantar Chavín de Huántar is the principal archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site where many artifacts [...]

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PARC Art Fair in Lima’s Museum of Contemporary Art

Alice Farkas — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:05:45 +0000

Wednesday evening throngs of smartly dressed people converged upon the Museum of Contemporary Art (M.A.C.) in the Barranco district for the inauguration of the second annual PArC—Peru Contemporary Art Fair directed by Gastón Deleau. PArC Art Fair 2014 This year 42 galleries from 13 countries are showcasing works in the M.A.C., drawing together artists, art [...]

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