The Museum of Religious Art of Cusco is located inside the Archbishop’s Palace, on Hatun Rumiyoc Street, in the heart of the city’s historic center. The building stands on the remains of the ancient palace of Inca Roca, and on one of its exterior walls is the famous Twelve-Angled Stone.
The museum was inaugurated on June 24, 1969, thanks to the initiative of Monsignor Ricardo Durand Flórez and the contribution of Cusco collector José Orihuela Yábar, as well as other religious institutions that contributed canvases, sculptures, altarpieces, colonial furniture, and valuable ornaments.
In Inca times, this space formed part of the palace of Inca Roca. After the Spanish conquest, part of the ancient Inca complex was reused to build a colonial mansion linked to the Valverde Contreras y Xáraba family, Marquises of Rocafuerte. Later, the building became the Archbishop’s Palace of Cusco.
In 1966, Monsignor Ricardo Durand Flórez decided to turn the palace into a museum. To do so, he invited collector José Orihuela Yábar, whose collection of colonial Cusco paintings became one of the foundations of the current Museum of Religious Art. The museum was officially inaugurated on June 24, 1969.
The building preserves walls of Inca origin around its perimeter and a colonial-style inner courtyard with stone arches, tiles, and a central fountain. Its rooms display canvases, sculptures, altarpieces, colonial furniture, liturgical ornaments, and pieces related to viceregal religious art.
Among its collections are works from the Cusco School, the Corpus Christi series from the Church of Santa Ana, canvases linked to Diego Quispe Tito, pieces from the San Antonio Abad Seminary, and works donated by the José Orihuela Yábar Foundation.
It is located on Hatun Rumiyoc Street, in the historic center of Cusco, just a few minutes on foot from the Main Square.
The museum preserves an important collection of colonial religious art, with canvases, sculptures, altarpieces, colonial furniture, and liturgical objects distributed throughout different thematic rooms.
One of its main exterior attractions is the Twelve-Angled Stone, located in the Inca wall of the ancient palace of Inca Roca. This stone is considered one of the most representative examples of the precision of Inca architecture and can be seen freely from the public street.
Reference opening hours: Monday to Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Reference rate:
Individual admission to the Archbishop’s Museum: approximately S/ 15.00
Student: approximately S/ 7.50
The best option is to purchase the Religious Circuit Ticket, with an approximate price of S/ 30.00 and S/ 50.00.
Rates, opening hours, and included sites may vary, so it is recommended to verify the current information before your visit.
Photography is not allowed inside the museum. It is recommended to visit it with a specialized guide in order to better understand the historical and artistic value of its pieces.
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