Best places: Museums in Santiago de Surco, Peru

Century-old mansion offering guided tours of colonial Peruvian artworks, gardens & grounds.

Remains of a clay & adobe stepped pyramid from the Lima Culture (200–700 A.D.), plus tours & museum.

Venerable museum offering guided tours of pre-Columbian textile art & archaeological materials.

Exhibition space exploring the 1980–2000 conflict between terrorist groups & Peru's government.

👍👍 Parte de nuestra historia,un sargento 2do E.P.de género femenino es tu guía,es quién hace el relato de lo que realmente sucedió en la embajada de Japón ,el museo es una réplica,la cual se construyó con la finalidad de que soldados peruanos,en la especialidad de comandos,de grado oficiales y de las t...

👍👍 Amazing, historical place. Free entrence on sundays with the proffesional guide, but everything is on spanish. There is no option for english.

👍👍 Amazing museum and gallery! You have to check this out. It costs 10 soles to get in and is well worth it. The gallery is a cool story of Jade's artist journey in murals and graffiti. We bought a few prints and sculptures in the gift shop afterwards. The employees are really helpful too. Loved this...

Established in 1918, this natural history museum has exhibits on topics such as dinosaurs & geology.

Displays of ancient gold artifacts, weapons & armor from around the world & pre-Hispanic textiles.

Archeological site with an ancient pyramid & a museum highlighting funeral rituals & mummies.

👍 I was received very warmly, the young lady who guided me throughout the museum was very patient and well informed. The works of the Bolivian artist Marina show their love for the Andean mothers who take care of their babies in each piece that she created with different materials of Onyx, Marble, C...

😐 Every museum is important and this is no exception because it houses valuable information about our history and the different characters of Peruvian aviation. This museum is managed by the Peruvian Air Force and the guides are soldiers, which is why it would be good for them to receive training. abo...

Small house museum featuring photos, documents & objects related to famed writer Ricardo Palma.

👍👍 A museum that belongs to the University, simple in its display cases, but has valuable very old pieces, pre-ceramic and later. For people who like textiles there are very interesting pieces. During the visit we were accompanied by the archaeologist on duty, who really made the experience much more v...

😠 It does not exist, they moved it to the Lynx Castle

👍👍 It is very interesting to see this old place, its restoration makes you imagine what life was like back then, it also has a small collection of finds from the same place, I really liked exploring it