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Museo Convento San Francisco y Catacumbas vs Museo Pedro de Osma
Both Museo Pedro de Osma and Church of San Francisco are rated highly by expert writers. Overall, Museo Pedro de Osma scores slightly better than Church of San Francisco. Museo Pedro de Osma comes in at #2 in Lima with approval from 4 sources including Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Museo Convento San Francisco y Catacumbas
Frommer's
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure
Ancash Street, Lima, Peru
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Frommer's
"This large and austere 17th-century convent church... is best known for its collection of colonial artworks."
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Fodor's
"The Church of Saint Francis is the most visited in Lima, mostly because of the... catacombs."
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Travel + Leisure
"Noteworthy features also include the nave ceiling... the 17th-century monastery library, which houses more than 20,000 antique books."
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Travel + Leisure
"Built in 1535, the Convent of San Francisco is a must-see for its beautiful Baroque-style architecture and impressive library with 17th century artistic works by European painters"
Lima Travel Guide
September 9, 2021
Museo Pedro de Osma
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
Av. Pedro de Osma 423, Lima, Peru
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Fodor's
"Even if there were no art inside this museum, it would still be worth the trip to see the century-old mansion that houses it."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"In a lovely beaux-arts mansion surrounded by gardens, this undervisited museum has an exquisite collection of colonial furniture, silverwork and art."
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Travel + Leisure
"The magnificent recently restored mansion... is yet another place to see a rich variety of art and artifacts."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Pedro de Osma Museum is a fabulous museum devoted to colonial art with paintings from the 16C to the 19C, a wide variety of sculpture (wood, stone and marble), furniture, fabric and engravings."
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Frommer's
"This stately Barranco museum began as the private collection of Don Pedro de Osma Gildemeister, who explored Peru gathering art objects from the 16th to 19th centuries"
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