National Museum of Archaeology, Peru

The National Museum of Archaeology is a museum under construction in Lurín District, Lima, Peru, located within the archaeological zone of Pachacamac. The museum will hold over a half million artifacts of the Pre-Columbian era and Inca Empire, ranging back to 5,000 BCE.[1] It is scheduled to open in July 2021 as part of Peru's bicentennial celebrations and will be capable of accepting 15,000 guests per day.[2][3]

National Museum of Archaeology (MUNA)
Museo Nacional de Arqueología (MUNA)
LocationLurín District, Lima, Peru
Collection size500,000
OwnerGovernment of Peru

History

Ideas for a national museum were initially promoted by Minister of Culture Diana Álvarez Calderón during the administration of President Ollanta Humala in 2013.[4] Humala had initial plans for a museum in Peruvian Amazonia, though Álvarez Calderón urged him to dedicate a national museum to Peru first, with ideas of creating a National Museum of Peru.[4] In May 2014, bidding for the project's design was announced,[5] with architect Alexia León Ángel winning the competition.[2]

The initial plan was for a national museum filled with pieces from the Museo de la Nación – the former Ministry of Fisheries headquarters from 1970 – and the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru, which was outdated and did not have proper equipment to maintain the temperature and lighting of displays.[6] The process for safely transferring the items from other sites to the museum was anticipated to take about twenty years.[7] Another area for more contemporary objects was also planned to fill the 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) of space.[6] By late-2017, planned areas for recreation and administration were removed to lower costs, with the new total area being 65,000 square metres (700,000 sq ft).[8]

During the government of Francisco Sagasti, the Ministry of Culture announced in November 2020 that the museum was destined to open in July 2021 for the celebration of Peru's two-hundredth anniversary of independence.[9]

References
  1. "Museo Nacional de Arqueología del Perú se culminará a mediados del 2019 | LIMA". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  2. "Presentan proyecto ganador de concurso de ideas para futuro Museo Nacional". Andina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. "Presidente Vizcarra anuncia compromiso del gobierno de entregar nuevo Museo Nacional del Perú". www.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  4. "Diana Álvarez Calderón: entre ruinas y cultura viva | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). 22 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. "Abrirán convocatoria para diseñar el Museo Nacional del Perú»". El Comercio. 29 May 2014.
  6. "Museo Nacional del Perú ya cuenta con diseño arquitectónico". La Republica. 24 July 2014.
  7. "MUNA, un museo emblema para celebrar el bicentenario | FOTOS | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  8. "Lurín: construcción del Museo Nacional del Perú registra un 22% de avance | LIMA". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  9. "Lurín: Museo Nacional del Perú será inaugurado en julio del 2021 | nnpp | LIMA". Peru21 (in Spanish). 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-11-24.

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