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Cuzco's Regional History Museum is one of the popular Tourist Attractions in Cuzco. The museum is one of the best places where you will get to know the rich historical and cultural heritages of Cuzco and Peru as well within a few hours. Located at the intersection of Garcilaso street and Heladeros street The museum faces the Plaza Regocijo and it is just two blocks away from the Plaza de Armas or the main Square in Cuzco. This is one of the most frequently visited museums in Cuzco. So, during Cuzco tour, Sightseeing in Cuzco must include a visit to Cuzco's Regional History Museum.
The building was previously the home of the writer Inca Garcilazo de la Vega who is famous for his "Comentarios Reales". The writer was born here. Since 1946 this huge mansion has been transformed into Regional History Museum of Cuzco. The museum houses a large collection of colonial art from the Spanish empire in Cuzco. As you enter the museum the décor of the interior gives an aura of the grant colonial architecture and interior decoration. Cuzco's Regional History Museum takes you back to the time of Inca Garcilazo de la Vega and introduce with the works and daily routine of the writer.
Cuzco's Regional History Museum houses an important collection of paintings of Cusco Academy. Some of the most notable works are San Ignacio Obispo, Santa Marta and San Sebastián. You will see some of the excellent wood carvings by Bernardo Bitti and the works of artists such as Pablo Chilli Tupa, Antonio Vilca, Geronimo Gutierrez and Diego Quispe Tito.
The archaeological pieces that are excavated from Cuzco and the Peruvian coast are on display on the ground floor of Cuzco's Regional History Museum. The museum comprises an auditorium and a
temporary exhibition room. A comprehensive visit to the Regional History Museum of Cuzco takes nearly 35 minutes.
Apart from these, the collection of Cuzco's Regional History Museum include valuable historic documents, collection of items from pre-Inca era, pottery from pre-Inca civilization that was developed in Cuzco and in other parts of the country. Visitors can also get an idea about textile, agriculture and music of the Incas. Because Cuzco's Regional History Museum exhibits a large collection of Inca textile, tools used in agriculture during Inca civilization and several musical instruments.
These apart, Colonial paintings and metallic objects of the colonial period, replicas of Colonial architectures like small churches covered in gold leaf and balconies of Cuzco are also included in this collection. Colonial and Republic coins are on display at the exhibition room of Contemporary Art section in Cuzco's Regional History Museum. The museum is open for public from Monday to Saturday from 8am to 7pm.
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