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Museo de Arte Precolombino Review
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Museo de Arte Precolombino
- Address: Plazoleta Nazarenas 231, Cusco
- Phone: 084/233-210
- Category: Museums/Galleries
- Location: Cusco
Fodor's Review:
Lima's top-flight Larco Museum has spun off the newest and flashiest of Cusco's tourist attractions, known around town as the MAP. Twelve rooms in the 1580 Casa Cabrera, which was used as the convent of Santa Clara until the 17th century, showcase an astounding collection of pre-Columbian art from the 13th-16th centuries. The art and artifacts were made by the Huari and Nazca, as well as the Inca, cultures. On the walls is commentary from European artists on South American art. Swiss artist Paul Klee wrote: "I wish I was newly born, and totally ignorant of Europe, innocent of facts and fashions, to be almost primitive." Most Cusco museums close up shop at dark, but this one remains open every evening.
- Cost: S/20
- Open: Daily 9 AM-10 PM
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