Italian Art Museum / Museo de Arte Italiano

Only a short distance from the Parque de la Exposición, the Museo de Arte Italiano (Italian Art Museum) is a pleasant detour into Renaissance culture, complete with a neo-classical building and well-manicured front yard that evokes 16th-century Rome. Designed by Milanese architect Gaetano Moretti and donated by Peru’s Italian community to commemorate the centennial of Peru’s independence, it features a combination of contemporary and classical art, sculptures, paintings and furniture, as well as works by local artists.

Location:
Paseo de la República 250
Central Lima, Lima, Peru

Museum

Relative price: Very cheap

Open Hours from:9:00 a.m.

Open Hours to:2:30 p.m.

Travel Skills: None

By Ricardo Segreda

Growing up in New York, Rick Segreda used to cut out of high school in order to hang out at the Museum of Modern Art and catch foreign-language...

Created: 12 Jun 2007

Updated: 15 Apr 2009