We walked to Barranco from Miraflores (under an hour, stopping in at shops and parks along the way) and spent an hour and a half or two hours in this museum. We were the only visitors there, which is a pity because we enjoyed this place every bit as much as Museo Larco and it's a mystery why it isn't... More

This is worth a trip to Barranco. The old mansion of the Osma family is reason enough to go, but the art collection is spectacular. More

Loved the neighborhood, the house, and most of all, the wonderful collection of Escula Cuscuenea pictures detailing the native view of Christianity and the events around them in a totally unique perspective and style. It is not a grand house like in Newport, but the feeling of history is just there. You seem to get a true sense of the... More

Worth seeing if you are in Barranco, its a private museum that is small but its set in a beatiful Barranco style house. More

I wonder who makes a special effort to see this average museum that is far from usual tourist residences. I saw it because I was in the area and was not impressed. More

If you need to understand the development of Peruvian art, this is the place. More

Though advertised as free it isn't, but nevertheless an extraordinary collection of Spanish Colonial with excellent and illuminating signage in Spanish and English. Toilets at back, where the silver collection is. More

The museum exhibits are visited with a tour guide who manages to pass on a huge enthusiasm for the exhibits and their historical context, that makes what could be a somewhat specialist subject (in the case of a large collection of religious paintings) to life. In addition to the paintings and sculptures there is a small collection of furniture, an... More

This museum showcases a lot of colonial art, it is like in a mansion, the gardens are beautiful (palmer trees!). I found it interesting to get to know more about the way Spanish imposed their religion to the natives More