THE 5 BEST Cusco History Museums
History Museums in Cusco
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- EmBerlin, Germany105 contributionsThe place has an amazing collection of artefacts, although the presentation gives a bit of an academic impression, educative yet not quite attractive. It could really use a bit of a freshening-up.
The tour will take you from the ground floor to the second one. The markings on the floor are signalling clearly the path one would take around the exhibition, which I found very helpful. At the end of the tour, on the teterrace, there are some merchants offering souvenirs.
Bach on the ground floor, if you're lucky, there will be some demonstration of weaving and crafting.
The highlight for me was at the end of the tour, in a room on the ground floor that is unfortunately easy to miss, where an exhibition of traditional instruments in combined with a live demo of a native man who makes their replicas in his own studio and would play them for you. His instruments are available for purchase, and while these won't be the cheapest souvenirs you could bring back home, they are unique and carefully hand-crafted, on a different level of quality and significance than the mass-produced knick-knacks you'll find in the markets. I whole heartedly recommand this exhibition and the purchase.Written 4 May 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Marco F18 contributionsThe museum is laid out on 2 floors, showing artefacts of various pre-columbian civilisations, organising the exhibit by choice of materials.
The explanations are great to give context to what is displayed. A couple of hours well spent.Written 6 December 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - R. K. V.Bogota, Colombia2,696 contributionsBeautiful place- really well maintained and full of history. Worth the walk to see and enjoy - preferably with a guide to explainWritten 5 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Sheree B1 contributionInteresting history! Though honestly the vibe is off; a lot of black magic, voodoo stuff must of been going on in here. But still the history and ambience of the place is something you should experience. Dark, mystical and a little strange...Written 2 December 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- lisajlbWesthoughton, UK1,461 contributionsI wandered here on my own as I had a tour ticket that included it. I was there when it opened and have to say the staff were very pleasant indeed. I enjoyed the visit, with plenty in explanation in English.Written 26 October 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.