Metropolitan Museum of Lima

Metropolitan Museum of Lima

Museo Metropolitano de Lima
Former name	Ministry of Development and Public Works
Established	October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)
Location	28 July & Wilson Ave., Lima
Architect	Claude Sahut
Owner	Municipality of Lima
Website	Museos de Lima

The Metropolitan Museum of Lima (Spanish: Museo Metropolitano de Lima) is a museum located next to the Park of the Exhibition in Lima, Peru. The neoclassical building that houses the museum was designed by French architect Claude Sahut and built in 1924, formerly housing the country's Ministry of Development and Public Works.^[1] It was inaugurated on October 10, 2010.^[2][3]

The museum links the history of the city with the history of Peru using audiovisual resources such as scenery, videos and holograms, which covers the pre-Hispanic, viceregal and republican eras told by the characters who shaped it, such as Viceroy Amat, Rose of Lima, Pancho Fierro, José Olaya, José de San Martín, Simón Bolívar, Ricardo Palma, Abraham Valdelomar, Miguel Grau, among others.

It has 27 projection rooms,^[4] whose museographic direction was directed by filmmaker Luis Llosa.^[5] It also contains a temporary exhibition hall, the Municipal Library, the Historical Archive and the Taulichusco auditorium.

See also

• List of museums in Lima

References

1. "Museo Metropolitano De Lima". Recursos Turísticos.
2. "Luis Castañeda inauguró el Museo Metropolitano y negó campaña del municipio contra Susana Villarán". El Comercio. 2010-10-10.
3. "AGP inaugura el Museo Metropolitano de Lima". La República. 2010-10-10.
4. Acosta González, Martín (2013-09-09). "Solo dos de las 31 salas del Museo Metropolitano de Lima funcionan al 100%". El Comercio.
5. "Museo Metropolitano apuesta por un concepto distinto basado en la alta tecnología visual". El Comercio. 2010-10-13.

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