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Arms Museum
The Arms Museum, housed in the top half of the Museo de Oro del PerÚ, is reputedly the largest in the world and even those with no interest in guns can't fail to be fascinated by the mammoth collection of ancient and bizarre firearms. Look for the 2m-long blunderbuss with a 5cm bore and a flaring, trumpetlike muzzle. Though it looks more suitable for hunting elephants, this 19th-century gun was supposedly a mere duck-hunting rifle.
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Asociación Museo del Automóvil
The Asociación Museo del Automóvil has an impressive array of 64 classic cars (mostly imported) manufactured between 1901 and 1973. They were collected and restored by millionaire Jorge Nicolini. The collection includes a Cadillac Fleetwood used by no less than four Peruvian presidents. English-speaking guides are available.
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Bullfight Museum
Located just north of the Río Rímac, the Bullfight Museum is at the Plaza de Acho, Lima's bullring. It boasts all manner of matadors' relics, including a holed and bloodstained costume worn by a Spanish matador who was famously gored and killed in the Lima bullring years ago - score one for the bulls! There are also paintings and drawings of bullfighting scenes by various artists, notably Picasso.
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Casa de Riva-Aguero
Casa de Riva-Aguero houses a small folk-art collection. The rest of the house is shown only by appointment.
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Convento de los Descalzos
At the end of Alameda de los Descalzos, an attractive if somewhat forgotten avenue, is the typical meditation convent and museum, Convento de los Descalzos , run by the Descalzos ('the Barefooted,' a reference to the Franciscan friars). Visitors can see old wine-making equipment in the 17th-century kitchen, a refectory, an infirmary and the typical cells of the Descalzos.
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Fundacion Museo Amano
The Fundacion Museo Amano has a fine private ceramics collection following the development of pottery through Peru's various pre-Columbian cultures, including the Chimú and Nazca cultures. It specializes in the little-known Chancay culture, from which it has a remarkable collection of textiles. The one-hour tours are available for small groups only (no individuals or large groups) at , and on weekdays; make an appointment in advance.
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Museo Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
The Museo Banco Central de Reserva del Perú specializes in pre-Columbian archaeology, especially from the Vicus culture, and houses 19th- and 20th-century Peruvian art and an exhibit of Peruvian monies through the ages. Strolling casually in and out of the bank's old high-security vault also has a certain appeal. You need to show a passport or national ID card to get in.
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Museo de Arte de Lima
The Museo de Arte de Lima is housed in a very handsome building. It exhibits far more than art, and its collection ranges from colonial furniture to pre-Columbian artifacts, as well as canvases spanning 400 years of Peruvian art. Photography is not allowed. Temporary shows cost extra. There is a café and the cinema Filmoteca.
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Museo de Arte Italiano
Located just north of the Museo de Arte, the Museo de Arte Italiano is housed in a fairy-tale neoclassical building, and exhibits paintings, sculptures and prints mainly from the early 20th century. Italian and other European art is represented, and don't miss the detailed mosaic murals on the outside walls.
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Museo de Arte Virreynal Pedro de Osma
The privately-run Museo de Arte Virreynal Pedro de Osma has an exquisite collection of colonial art and furniture, as well as metalwork and sculpture from all over Peru. It is housed in one of Barranco's older mansions. Take a combi or colectivo (shared transportation) from Tacna/Garcilaso de la Vega in central Lima or Diagonal in Miraflores.
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Museo de Historia Natural
One block west of cuadra 12 of Av Arequipa, the Museo de Historia Natural has a modest taxidermy collection that's useful for familiarizing yourself with the fauna of Peru.
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Museo de la Cultura Peruana
The small Museo de la Cultura Peruana specializes in items closely allied to popular art and handicrafts. Exhibits include ceramics, carved gourds, traditional folk art and costumes from various periods and places. It also runs classes for Peruvian instruments and dances.
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Museo de la Electricidad
The Museo de la Electricidad has a small exhibit on electricity in Lima, including the electric tramway system that used to link Barranco with Miraflores and Lima. Outside, a restored electric tram runs along rails for a few blocks of Av San Pedro de Osma on weekends.
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Museo de la Inquisición
The Museo de la Inquisición was used by the Spanish Inquisition from 1570 to 1820 and subsequently became the senate building. Visitors can explore the basement where prisoners were tortured, and there's a ghoulish waxwork exhibit of life-size unfortunates being stretched on the rack or having their feet roasted. The university library upstairs has a remarkable wooden ceiling.
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Museo de la Nación
This dominating concrete block houses the best Museo de la Nación in the country to get your head around Peru's myriad prehistoric civilizations. It has excellent models of Peru's well-known ruins and three levels of extensive exhibits about Peru's heritage, all at a much more affordable price than at the private collections.
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Museo de Oro del PerÚ
Museo de Oro del PerÚ . This now notorious private museum was at the top of Lima's 'must-see' list until 2001, when it was rocked by a scandal that claimed between 10% and an incredible 98% of the museum's collection were fakes. The museum was reopened with an assurance that all pieces now on display in its huge basement are bona fide, but the confusion is yet to be completely cleared up.
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Museo Enrico Poli Bianchi
The Museo Enrico Poli Bianchi has a collection of gold textiles, colonial silver and paintings that was featured in National Geographic . Prearranged tours by the owner are given in Spanish only.
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Museo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología y Historía del perÚ
The Museo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología y Historía del perÚ traces the history of Peru from the Preceramic Period to independence. Some exhibits have been moved to the Museo de la Nación, but a worthwhile collection remains, including scale models of the big archaeological sites, as well as some of the original stelae and obelisks from Chavín.
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Museo Postal y Filatelico
Stamp buffs will want to visit the Museo Postal y Filatelico, appropriately housed in Lima Centro's main post office just off the Plaza de Armas. You can examine, buy and trade Peruvian stamps.
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Museo Rafael Larco Herrera
An 18th-century viceroy mansion built on the site of a pre-Columbian pyramid houses the highly recommended privately-run Museo Rafael Larco Herrera , has one of the largest ceramics collections to be found anywhere.
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Parque de la Muralla
At the northern end of city center are the remains of the muralla (city walls) that once protected the original inner-city precinct. Now protected in the aptly named Parque de la Muralla, the original walls have been excavated to reveal an extensive set of remains.
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