"Museo Histórico Regional" (Regional
Historical Museum)
Founded in 1984, occupies the
House of the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega,
exhibition of pictorial works of the
Escuela Cusqueña. The Inca
Garcilaso (1539-1616) was son of the Spanish conqueror
Sebastián Garcilaso de la Vega and a royal Inca
princess, the Palla Isabel Chimpu Ocllo and lived his
childhood in this house, reliquary of the colonial art,
beautifully restored and declared National Monument.
"Museo de Arte Religioso" (Museum of
Religious Art)
Exhibition of religious art works of
the colonial time; located in the Palacio
Arzobispal, beautiful colonial building, in
which highlights its front and balconies. Built on the
real palace of the Inca Sinchi Roca. In one of its
megalithic walls, in the lateral part, on the street
Hatun Rumiyoc, is located the famous stone of the 12
angles, cut and carved stone block that has 12 vertexes
and it is assembled in perfect form, not being able to
enter a knife leaf among its junctures.
"Museo Arqueológico de la Universidad
Nacional San Antonio Abad" (Archaeological
Museum of the National University San Antonio de Abad)
Exhibition of archaeological pieces of the
Inca culture,
and objects and furniture of the colonial time. Located
in the "Casa del Almirante"(House of
the Admiral) construction of the XVII century that
belonged to Admiral Francisco Aldrete Maldonado, old
colonial house with stone facade that shows the
coat-of-arms, with precious covered decorations.
"Museo Arqueológico del Koricancha"
(Archaeological Museum of the Koricancha)
Exhibition of the collection of archaeological Inca
pieces found in the excavations carried out in the
"Templo de Koricancha" (Temple of Koricancha), located
annexed to the
Koricancha.
"Museo del Convento de Santa Catalina"
(Museum of Santa Catalina's Convent)
Exhibition of
painting murals and canvases of the colonial time.
Outstanding the paintings with religious themes.