LIMA MUSEUM ART

The Lima Art Museum presents 3000 years of Peruvian art. The museum has a large selection of pre-Columbian textiles and ceramics, pictures and furniture from Colonial and Republican times and a significant selection of paintings and photographic works from modern times. A representative selection of these collections can be seen in a permanent exhibition on the first floor. The contemporary art can be found in the exhibition rooms of the basement.

The Lima Art Museum (called MALI) presents the most extensive collection of Peruvian art from pre-Columbian times until today. The principal aims of the museum are:

• The scientific investigation of the collections
• Passing on a clear understanding of the exhibits
• The preservation of these unique collections for future generations

pre-Columbian 1200 BC to 1532 AD

This collection offers a wide overview on the cultural development of societies formed in the Central Andes from 1200 BC until the arrival of the Spaniards. The exhibits are grouped by the different cultures that arose before the conquest of the Inca Empire