Regional Historical Museum of Cusco

The Regional Historical Museum of Cusco (Spanish: Museo Histórico Regional del Cuzco) is a museum located in the city of Cusco, in the Cusco Region of Peru.^[2][3][4]

Regional Historical Museum of Cusco

Museo Histórico Regional Casa del Inka Garcilaso de La Vega
Current facade of the museum
Former name	Viceregal Museum of Cusco
Established	30 April 1946; 79 years ago (1946-04-30)
Location	Calle Garcilaso at Heladeros, Cusco, Peru
Coordinates	13°31′03″S 71°58′49″W
Type	Art museum and historic site
Key holdings	Colonial paintings, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega memorabilia
Collections	Ceramics, paintings, metals, textiles
Owner	Ministry of Culture of Peru
Website	museogarcilaso.culturacusco.gob.pe/english/index.php
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	City of Cuzco
Criteria	Cultural: iii, iv
Reference	273
Inscription	1983 (7th Session)
Area	Latin America and the Caribbean
Cultural Heritage of Peru
Official name	Casa de Garcilaso de La Vega
Type	Immovable tangible
Criteria	Monument
Designated	9 December 1957; 67 years ago (1957-12-09)[1]
Legal basis	R.S. Nº 485-1957

It is located in the house where the Cusco chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was born and lived. In 1946, it was converted into a museum.^[5]

The collection consists of ceramics, paintings, metals, and textiles.^[6] It has 13 rooms; on the first level, it is in the process of implementation, housing paleontological and archaeological objects from the pre-Hispanic period, while on the second level, assets from the viceregal, republican, and contemporary periods are exhibited.^[7] On January 6, 2014, two rooms referring to the Prehistoric and Pre-Hispanic periods were inaugurated.^[8]

See also

• Plaza Regocijo