Museo Nacional del Perú (MUNA) | |
| |
Location | Lurín District, Lima, Peru |
---|---|
Type | National museum |
Collection size | 500,000 |
Owner | Government of Peru |
Website |
muna |
The National Museum of Peru is a national museum in Lurín District, Lima, Peru, located within the archaeological zone of Pachacamac. The museum will hold over a half million artifacts of the Pre-Columbian era and Inca Empire, ranging back to 5,000 BCE. [1] It opened in July 2021 as part of Peru's bicentennial celebrations and is capable of accepting 15,000 guests per day. [2] [3]
Ideas for a national museum were first proposed by José de San Martín in 1822 when he proposed a national museum, library and archive to be constructed during the Peruvian War of Independence. [4] The idea was promoted again nearly two centuries later by Minister of Culture Diana Álvarez Calderón during the administration of President Ollanta Humala in 2013. [5] Humala had initial plans for a museum in Peruvian Amazonia, though Álvarez Calderón urged him to dedicate a national museum to Peru first, with ideas of creating a National Museum of Peru. [5] In May 2014, bidding for the project's design was announced, [6] with architect Alexia León Ángel winning the competition. [2]
The plan involved filling the new museum with pieces from the Museo de la Nación – the former Ministry of Fisheries headquarters from 1970 – and the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru, which was outdated and did not have proper equipment to maintain the temperature and lighting of displays. [7] The process for safely transferring the items from other sites to the museum was anticipated to take about twenty years. [8] Another area for more contemporary objects was also planned to fill the 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) of space. [7] By late-2017, planned areas for recreation and administration were removed to lower costs, with the seven-story, $125 million museum's area being set at 65,000 square metres (700,000 sq ft). [4] [9]
During the government of Francisco Sagasti, the Ministry of Culture announced in November 2020 that the museum was destined to open in July 2021 for the celebration of Peru's two-hundredth anniversary of independence. [10]
In late July 2021, MUNA opened to the public with a limited display in four galleries. [4] One gallery featured information about the museum's background and construction while another highlighted how Peru's antiquities and culture were exploited by illicit trade. [4] MUNA is expected to be fully operational in 2024. [4]
12°15′15″S 76°54′38″W / 12.254254072811106°S 76.910619590551°W
Museo Nacional del Perú (MUNA) | |
| |
Location | Lurín District, Lima, Peru |
---|---|
Type | National museum |
Collection size | 500,000 |
Owner | Government of Peru |
Website |
muna |
The National Museum of Peru is a national museum in Lurín District, Lima, Peru, located within the archaeological zone of Pachacamac. The museum will hold over a half million artifacts of the Pre-Columbian era and Inca Empire, ranging back to 5,000 BCE. [1] It opened in July 2021 as part of Peru's bicentennial celebrations and is capable of accepting 15,000 guests per day. [2] [3]
Ideas for a national museum were first proposed by José de San Martín in 1822 when he proposed a national museum, library and archive to be constructed during the Peruvian War of Independence. [4] The idea was promoted again nearly two centuries later by Minister of Culture Diana Álvarez Calderón during the administration of President Ollanta Humala in 2013. [5] Humala had initial plans for a museum in Peruvian Amazonia, though Álvarez Calderón urged him to dedicate a national museum to Peru first, with ideas of creating a National Museum of Peru. [5] In May 2014, bidding for the project's design was announced, [6] with architect Alexia León Ángel winning the competition. [2]
The plan involved filling the new museum with pieces from the Museo de la Nación – the former Ministry of Fisheries headquarters from 1970 – and the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru, which was outdated and did not have proper equipment to maintain the temperature and lighting of displays. [7] The process for safely transferring the items from other sites to the museum was anticipated to take about twenty years. [8] Another area for more contemporary objects was also planned to fill the 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) of space. [7] By late-2017, planned areas for recreation and administration were removed to lower costs, with the seven-story, $125 million museum's area being set at 65,000 square metres (700,000 sq ft). [4] [9]
During the government of Francisco Sagasti, the Ministry of Culture announced in November 2020 that the museum was destined to open in July 2021 for the celebration of Peru's two-hundredth anniversary of independence. [10]
In late July 2021, MUNA opened to the public with a limited display in four galleries. [4] One gallery featured information about the museum's background and construction while another highlighted how Peru's antiquities and culture were exploited by illicit trade. [4] MUNA is expected to be fully operational in 2024. [4]
12°15′15″S 76°54′38″W / 12.254254072811106°S 76.910619590551°W