Important Museums in Peru
Artifacts in the Gold Museum of Peru (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gold Museum of Peru - Museo Oro del PerúShowcases the fine craftsmanship of Peruvian artisans using gold, including many pieces from pre-Inca cultures.
- Museums in LimaListing of museums. This travel website for LimaEasy . . . has facts about numerous tourist sites, and important information for any traveler to Peru.
- National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru (MNAAHP)Founded in April 1826, the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru (MNAAHP) is Peru's oldest state museum. On display is a wide range of perfectly preserved pre-Hispanic ceramics, textiles, metals, organic materials and lithic's. Furthermore objects of historic-artistic value are exhibited. The documentary, photographic and bibliographic collections tell the story of Peru in the Colonial and Republican time. (from LimaEasy . . .)
- Museo Larco - Treasure from Ancient PeruShowcases remarkable chronological galleries providing an excellent overview on 3000 years of development of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. Located in a unique vice-royal mansion of the 18th century built over a 7th century pre-Columbian pyramid.
- Convento de Santo Domingo de LimaEl Convento del Santísimo Rosario, más conocido como el Convento de Santo Domingo de Lima, de la Orden de Predicadores (Orden Dominicana), fue fundado en el año 1535. Su construcción se realizó a mediados del siglo XVI
Ministry of Culture - Ministerio de Cultura
- Ministerio de Cultura - PeruOfficial website of the Ministry of Culture for Peru.
Famed Peruvian historian
KU holds several books written by the famed Peruvian historian María Rostworowski Tovar de Diez Canseco. She is known for her publications about the Inca Empire and other ancient cultures in Peru.
Everyday Life
- Documenting stories of Lima, Peru, in photographsL.A. Times--July 8, 2013
Archived News Article about Buildings and Architecture -- New archaeological site found
- High in Andes, a Place That May Have Been Incas' Last RefugeBy JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
New York Times, Published: March 19, 2002
A team of explorers and archaeologists announced yesterday that it had found extensive ruins of a large Incan settlement 22 miles southwest of Machu Picchu. There on steep slopes, among the clouds at elevations up to 13,000 feet, were terraces, roads, cemeteries and the stones of more than 100 forsaken dwellings and storehouses. The settlement, on the mountain Cerro Victoria, is surrounded by even higher peaks, objects of worship in the Incan religion.
Art
- Photographer Mario Testino focuses on Peru's mountain peopleMay 24, 2014
The Peruvian-born photographer Mario Testino, famous for his pictures of fashion, supermodels and Princess Diana, is now focusing his attention on the culture and heritage of his homeland. His collection, called Alta Moda or High Fashion, which is on show in his gallery in Lima, features the traditional costumes worn by people in the Andes mountains in the Cusco region of south-eastern Peru. - The Lima Art Museum - MALIThe Lima Art Museum presents 3000 years of Peruvian art. The museum has a large selection of pre-Columbian textiles and ceramics, pictures and furniture from Colonial and Republican times and a significant selection of paintings and photographic works from modern times. (from LimaEasy . . .)
- Religious Art Museum in the Cathedral of LimaWhile the immense Baroque Cathedral of Lima is a museum for itself, within the old sacristy and the adjoining rooms it houses an impressive Religious Art Museum. The museum displays a large collection of historical objects including paintings, sculptures, furniture, jewelry, sacred vessels as well as antique religious vestments and robes of former archbishops. (from LimaEasy . . . )
- Cuzco School of ArtThe Cuzco School of Art was an artistic tradition centered in Cuzco, Peru in the 16th through 18th century. This tradition was defined by the exclusive use of religious subjects, earth tones, especially red and yellow, and the use of gold leaf. Many paintings were anonymous.
- Latin American Masters - Modern & Contemporary Latin American ArtLink to information about the Peruvian abstract artist, Fernando de Szyszlo, as well as other Latin American artists.
- Joaquin Roca ReyLink to information about Joaquin Roca Rey, one of Peru's notable contemporary sculptors (in Spanish).
- Joaquin Roca ReyShort video of sculptures by Joaquin Roca Rey.
- Artificio para sobrevivir = Device for survivalby Emilio Adolfo Westphalen, Fernando de Szyszlo.
Art book - In Spanish and English.
Located in KU Spencer Library (Special Collections) -
Call Number: E2020
Images from cultural sites in Lima
Inca. 1300 - 1532 A.D. Imperial Epoch
Aryballo, typical Inca bottle (Museo Larco)
Education in Peru
- Overview of the Peruvian education system and their model of Education in BiologyAuthor: Ernesto Razuri, Lima, Peru
http://sites.duke.edu/history136a_01_s2011_bv16/files/2011/04/325_education_peru1.jpg
Music & Languages in Peru -- quick link
- Peruvian MusicQuick link to an additional page in this guide with information about music in Peru. Links to music sources, performances, and information.
- Languages of PeruQuick link to an additional page in this guide with information about different languages in Peru. Links to language dictionaries, language preservation organizations, and other information.
Textiles
- Threads of PeruAncient knowledge regarding the process of dyeing wools using natural materials, until recently, was rapidly vanishing from indigenous Andean culture.
Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands : dreaming patterns, weaving memories by Publication Date: 2007
- Fundación Museo AmanoComprende piezas de cerámica, tejidos y objetos varios de todas las culturas peruanas precolombinas, destacando especialmente la colección de tejidos y de cerámica de la cultura chancay.
Building Bridges - How the Inca Leapt Canyons
An Inca suspension bridge in 1877 and the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson.
Engraving, from “Peru: Incidents of Travel and Exploration in the Land of the Incas” by E. George Squier (Harper and Brothers); Angel Franco/The New York Times
- How the Inca Leapt CanyonsBy JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: May 8, 2007, New York Times
Conquistadors from Spain came, they saw and they were astonished. They had never seen anything in Europe like the bridges of Peru. Chroniclers wrote that the Spanish soldiers stood in awe and fear before the spans of braided fiber cables suspended across deep gorges in the Andes, narrow walkways sagging and swaying and looking so frail.
Image info: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/05/07/science/08bridges.xlarge1.jpg
Quipu
http://www.am-sur.com/am-sur/peru/gs/Campos/05_Incas-Inkas-ESP.html
- Quipu: The Inca accountantcyYoutube video.
In 1989, Mo Fini founder of Tumi Crafts and Tumi Music met up with the last surviving Inca descendent using a "Quipu", the Inca accountancy knotted rope, on Taquili Island of lake Titicaca, Peru.
Museum of Natural History - Lima, Peru
- Visit to the Museum of Natural History, Lima, PeruPhoto montage.
Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos.
(Wikipedia)
Natural History Museum in Lima, Peru (in Spanish)