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Casa Cabrera, the current home of the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art of Cusco, MAP Cusco, is a historic mansion located in Plazoleta de las Nazarenas, very close to the Main Square. During the Inca period, the site where the building now stands may have functioned as a yachaywasi, a school dedicated to the education of the children of the nobility.
After the arrival of the Spaniards, the space was transformed and, during the early years of the Viceroyalty, functioned as the convent of Santa Clara. In the 17th century, the mansion was acquired by Don Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera y la Cerda, from whom the property takes the name by which it is known today.
In 1981, the former Banco Continental acquired the property to restore it and turn it into a cultural venue. In 2003, the BBVA Perú Foundation, in alliance with the Museo Larco in Lima, transformed it into the current Museum of Pre-Columbian Art of Cusco. The collection is distributed across ten rooms on the two floors of Casa Cabrera, where visitors can see objects made of stone, clay, wood, seashells, and metals.
The Museum of Pre-Columbian Art of Cusco is located at Plazoleta de las Nazarenas 231, in the Historic Center of Cusco, just a few minutes on foot from the Main Square.
The museum’s collection allows visitors to explore different artistic expressions of Ancient Peru, from the 9th century B.C. to the 16th century. Its rooms display pieces linked to Pre-Columbian and Inca cultures, with special attention to the aesthetic, symbolic, and ritual value of the objects.
Among its spaces are rooms dedicated to the origins of Andean art, wood, seashells, silver, gold, the cultures of the south, north, and center, as well as rooms dedicated to the period before the Incas and the Inca world.
The lighting at MAP Cusco allows visitors to appreciate the artistic quality of each piece in detail. In addition, the visit offers a different perspective on Peruvian heritage, not only through archaeology, but also through art.
The museum is open every day, including holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Last admission is at 9:30 p.m.
General admission for Peruvians: S/ 10
General admission for foreigners: S/ 20
Peruvian students: S/ 5
Foreign students: S/ 10
Cusco residents: free admission from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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