Museo Histórico Regional Casa del Inka Garcilaso de La Vega | |
![]() Current facade of the Museum | |
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Location | Calle Garcilaso at Heladeros, Cusco, Peru |
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Coordinates | 13°31′03″S 71°58′49″W / 13.51750°S 71.98028°W |
Type | Art museum and historic site |
Website | museogarcilaso |
Part of | City of Cuzco |
Criteria | Cultural: iii, iv |
Reference | 273 |
Inscription | 1983 (7th Session) |
Area | Latin America and the Caribbean |
The Regional Historical Museum of Cusco (Spanish: Museo Histórico Regional del Cuzco) is a museum located in the city of Cusco, in the Cusco Region of Peru.[1][2][3]
It is located in the house where the Cusco chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was born and lived. In 1946, it was converted into a museum.[4]
The collection consists of ceramics, paintings, metals, and textiles.[5] It has 13 rooms; on the first level, it is in the process of implementation, housing paleontological and archaeological objects from the pre-Hispanic period, while on the second level, assets from the viceregal, republican, and contemporary periods are exhibited.[6] On January 6, 2014, two rooms referring to the Prehistoric and Pre-Hispanic periods were inaugurated.[7]