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In
the city of Cusco we find museums of different types,
generally these they present objects of religious
art of the time of the Colony and other tackle, but
others of pre-Hispanic time also exist.
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- Museum of Religious Art. - Located in the
old Palacio Arzobispal. In it is the collection of the José
Orihuela Foundation, one of the best collections in the Escuela
Cusqueña, dates of the XVI, XVIII centuries and donations
of the Arzobispo of Cusco, Seminario San Antonio Abbot and
of Santa Ana's Parish with its pictures of the Corpus Christi.
- Museum of Archaeology of the University San Antonio
Abad from the Cusco. - Located in the Cuesta del
Almirante in the same large house of the same name. This museum
possesses 340 keros or wooden ceremonial glasses, small idols
of gold and silver solids, (those that were subtracted 2 years
ago), arm and tools, as well as mummies, ceramic, etc.
- Regional Historical Museum. - It is in
the Heladeros street. In this museum is the Regional Historical
File, One year ago, they were transferred to this local the
paintings that exhibited in the local of the Casa del Almirante.
- Museum of Popular Art. - Located in the
first block of the Avenida El Sol, in the basement of the
denominated building" Galerìas Turìsticas
". In this museum they stay the diverse works of art
of the cusqueños artists in a varied way as: saints'
statuettes, magicians, children, gods, processions, etc.
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representations of these works of the cusqueños
artists, they are in San Blas' neighborhood. In this
place they highlight the sculptures in ceramic, the
imagery, the niños manuelitos , masks, fabrics
among other." |
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