Regional Historical Museum of Cusco

The Regional Historical Museum of Cusco (Spanish: Museo Histórico Regional del Cuzco) is a museum located in the city of Cusco, in the Cusco Region of Peru.[1][2][3]

Regional Historical Museum of Cusco
Museo Histórico Regional Casa del Inka Garcilaso de La Vega
Current facade of the Museum
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LocationCalle Garcilaso at Heladeros, Cusco, Peru
Coordinates13°31′03″S 71°58′49″W / 13.51750°S 71.98028°W / -13.51750; -71.98028
TypeArt museum and historic site
Websitemuseogarcilaso.culturacusco.gob.pe/english/index.php
Part ofCity of Cuzco
CriteriaCultural: iii, iv
Reference273
Inscription1983 (7th Session)
AreaLatin America and the Caribbean

It is located in the house where the Cusco chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was born and lived. In 1946, it was converted into a museum.[4]

The collection consists of ceramics, paintings, metals, and textiles.[5] It has 13 rooms; on the first level, it is in the process of implementation, housing paleontological and archaeological objects from the pre-Hispanic period, while on the second level, assets from the viceregal, republican, and contemporary periods are exhibited.[6] On January 6, 2014, two rooms referring to the Prehistoric and Pre-Hispanic periods were inaugurated.[7]

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