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Italian Art Museum

The Museum of Italian Art is a public museum in , Peru. It is the only European arts museum in Lima. Openened in 1923, it is now managed by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
  • Email: museodearteitaliano@cultura.gob.pe
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: public museum in Lima, Peru
  • Also known as: “Museum of Italian Art”
  • Address: Avenida Paseo de la República, Cercado de Lima, Lima
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lima Art Museum and Paseo de los Héroes Navales.

Museum
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The is an art museum in , Peru. The museum is located in the Palacio de la Exposición. The museum was inaugurated in 1961. The collection includes ceramics, textiles, sculptures, and paintings surveying almost 3,000 years of history ranging from the pre-Columbian to Contemporary time periods. is situated 230 metres south of Italian Art Museum.

Park
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The Promenade of the Naval Heroes, formerly the Promenade of the Republic, is a public park located in the of . It occupies the first block of the Paseo de la República. is situated 140 metres northeast of Italian Art Museum.

Park
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The Plaza Grau is a public square located in the of , . It is located at the intersection of the Paseo de la República with the Paseo Colón, Miguel Grau Avenue and the . is situated 190 metres southeast of Italian Art Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Beatriz and Central Lima.

Quarter
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is a in . It is the southernmost area of the district. It limits to the north, with the historic centre of Lima; to the east, with ; to the south, with ; and to the west, with .

Central , comprises the districts of Lima, Breña, Jesús María, Lince, La Victoria, San Luis, El Agustino and Rímac.

Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital of and its largest city. Founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the modern city is a curious mix of the modern mega city with some 'islands of modernity', large but orderly slum areas and colonial architecture in downtown.

Italian Art Museum

Latitude
-12.05844° or 12° 3′ 30″ south
Longitude
-77.03679° or 77° 2′ 12″ west
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Operator
Instituto Nacional de Cultura del Perú
Open location code
57V4WXR7+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172742395
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q776515
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Italian Art Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف الفن الإيطالي”
  • Armenian: “Իտալական արվեստի թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Art Italià”
  • Dutch: “Museum of Italian Art”
  • German: “Museo de Arte Italiano”
  • Italian: “Museo d’arte italiana di Lima”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Arte Italiano”

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Highlights include Museum Park and Fuente Dios Neptuno.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Italian Art Museum”. Photo: Dgop1990, Public domain.