Museo de los Descalzos

Museum

V!VA User‘s Description

El Museo de los Descalzos, (literally, "The Museum of the Shoeless Ones") is housed in a convent that formerly was a spiritual sanctuary for the Franciscan order.  Today it contains a great deal of religious and colonial art, as well as a restored chapel with gold-covered altars, an old wine-making area and a pharmacy.  The museum is quite interesting, particularly for those who wish to know more about the colonial era or the art of Peru's early history.  English-speaking guides are often available.  Mass is still celebrated, generally in the hours before the museum opens in the morning and after it closes at night.

Address: Northern end of the Alameda de los Descalzos, Lima.

Phone: 51-1-481 0441

COST: 5 soles / $1.60.

OPEN: Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3 p.m.-6 p.m.