National Museum of Peru
Museo Nacional del Perú (MUNA) | |
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 Main façade of the museum. | |
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| Location | Lurín District,Lima, Peru |
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| Type | National museum |
| Collection size | 500,000 |
| Owner | Government of Peru |
| Website | muna |
TheNational Museum of Peruis anational museuminLurín District,Lima, Peru,located within the archaeological zone ofPachacamac.The museum will hold over a half million artifacts of thePre-Columbian eraandInca Empire,ranging back to 5,000 BCE.[1]It opened in July 2021 as part of Peru's bicentennial celebrations and is capable of accepting 15,000 guests per day.[2][3]
History
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Planning and construction
[edit]Ideas for anational museumwere first proposed byJosé de San Martínin 1822 when he proposed a national museum, library and archive to be constructed during thePeruvian War of Independence.[4]The idea was promoted again nearly two centuries later by Minister of Culture Diana Álvarez Calderón during the administration of PresidentOllanta Humalain 2013.[5]Humala had initial plans for a museum inPeruvian Amazonia,though Álvarez Calderón urged him to dedicate a national museum to Peru first, with ideas of creating a National Museum of Peru.[5]In May 2014, bidding for the project's design was announced,[6]with architect Alexia León Ángel winning the competition.[2]
The plan involved filling the new museum with pieces from theMuseo de la Nación– the former Ministry of Fisheries headquarters from 1970 – and theNational Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru,which was outdated and did not have proper equipment to maintain the temperature and lighting of displays.[7]The process for safely transferring the items from other sites to the museum was anticipated to take about twenty years.[8]Another area for more contemporary objects was also planned to fill the 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) of space.[7]By late-2017, planned areas for recreation and administration were removed to lower costs, with the seven-story, $125 million museum's area being set at 65,000 square metres (700,000 sq ft).[4][9]
During the government ofFrancisco 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.[10]
Operation
[edit]In late July 2021, MUNA opened to the public with a limited display in four galleries.[4]One gallery featured information about the museum's background and construction while another highlighted how Peru's antiquities and culture were exploited by illicit trade.[4]MUNA is expected to be fully operational in 2024.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Museo Nacional de Arqueología del Perú se culminará a mediados del 2019 | LIMA".El Comercio(in Spanish). 2018-12-28.Retrieved2020-11-24.
- ^ab"Presentan proyecto ganador de concurso de ideas para futuro Museo Nacional".Andina(in Spanish).Retrieved2020-11-24.
- ^"Presidente Vizcarra anuncia compromiso del gobierno de entregar nuevo Museo Nacional del Perú".www.gob.pe(in Spanish).Retrieved2020-11-24.
- ^abcdeAngeleti, Gabriella (13 September 2021)."Peru's heritage gets a new $125m home".The Art Newspaper.Retrieved29 September2021.
- ^ab"Diana Álvarez Calderón: entre ruinas y cultura viva | LUCES".El Comercio(in Spanish). 22 December 2013.Retrieved24 November2020.
- ^"Abrirán convocatoria para diseñar el Museo Nacional del Perú»".El Comercio.29 May 2014.
- ^ab"Museo Nacional del Perú ya cuenta con diseño arquitectónico".La Republica.24 July 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-12-14.
- ^"MUNA, un museo emblema para celebrar el bicentenario | FOTOS | LUCES".El Comercio(in Spanish). 2019-09-18.Retrieved2020-11-24.
- ^"Lurín: construcción del Museo Nacional del Perú registra un 22% de avance | LIMA".El Comercio(in Spanish). 2017-08-10.Retrieved2020-11-24.
- ^"Lurín: Museo Nacional del Perú será inaugurado en julio del 2021 | nnpp | LIMA".Peru21(in Spanish). 2020-11-24.Retrieved2020-11-24.
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