Top 10 Art Galleries and Museums in Lima, Lima, Peru

After sitting in caf茅s, visiting art galleries and museums is probably our second favourite activity while in large cities. So after visiting many during our time in Lima, we decided to put together a list of our top five art galleries and top five museums so you don鈥檛 have to suffer through the ones that really aren鈥檛 worth it (and there are a few).

Set in a colonial building that has been nicely restored and well repurposed to be the small gallery that it is now. Exhibits take up only a couple of rooms, and there is no shop, but a cute caf茅 is attached. Worth a visit if you鈥檙e already in the area (it鈥檚 near Barranco鈥檚 sea front).

If you happen to be strolling through the downtown鈥檚 pedestrianised streets, a quick stop at this gallery in a nice colonial building is worth the ten minutes it鈥檒l take you. Exhibitions change more or less on a monthly basis and feature new works of art by up and coming Peruvian artists.

This cool gallery boasts a nice garden with a water feature and friendly and helpful staff. It鈥檚 also obviously a working gallery: you鈥檒l probably see people sorting and categorising works in the store rooms, and in some of the rooms it can be hard to tell if the display is still being set up or not, which I think adds to the charm. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Top 10 Art Galleries and Museums in Lima
Guide Location: Peru » Lima
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Sam Wood
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Luc铆a de la Puente
Centro Cultural Inca Garcilaso
Enlance Arte Contempor谩neo
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo
Museo de Arte de Lima
Museo de la Electricidad
Museo Metropolitano de Lima
Museo de la Naci贸n
Museo Banco Central de Resvera del Per煤
Museo Larco

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