The finest collection of gold and silver from
ancient Peru.
Founded in 1926, and located in the district of Pueblo Libre, Lima,
Larco Museum showcases remarkable chronological galleries showing an
excellent overview of 3,000 years of development in the history of
pre-Columbian Peru.
The Larco Museum art pieces are considered icons of pre-Columbian art
worldwide.
The Museum features the finest gold and silver collection from ancient
Peru as well as the famous collection of erotic art, one of the most
visited tourist attractions in the country. The Larco Museum is one of
the few museums in the world where visitors can tour the storage area
with its 45,000 properly classified archaeological objects, and which is
an unforgettable experience.
Larco Museum's collection has been seen by more than 5 million people
through exhibitions at some of the most prestigious exhibition halls,
museums and cultural centres in the world.