Map

Museum of the Inquisition vs Museo MATE

Mate Museo Mario Testino and Museum of the Inquisition are both rated highly by travel writers. Overall, Mate Museo Mario Testino scores slightly higher than Museum of the Inquisition. Mate Museo Mario Testino comes in at 82 with accolades from 4 reviews including Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.

Museum of the Inquisition
Museum of the Inquisition
8 / 10
Jr. Junin 548, Lima, Peru
From $0 /night
Frommer's Frommer's
"A museum that soberly addresses religious intolerance from the Middle Ages through colonial times." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"A graceful neoclassical structure facing the Plaza Bolívar houses this diminutive museum, where the Spanish Inquisition once plied its trade." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The displays are both cartoonishly dark and humorous." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"It was here that Lima's Holy Inquisition sat from 1584 to the late 18C." Full review
Museo MATE
Museo MATE
8 / 10
Avenida Pedro de Osma 409, Barranco, Lima Lima 4, Peru
From $0 /night
Frommer's Frommer's
"In a restored 1898 Republican-era mansion decorated with ornate tiles and century-old ironwork, this beautiful space is a major contribution to the city's quickly expanding arts scene. " Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Occupying a refurbished, turn-of-the-century house near the Museo Pedro de Osma, this small museum exhibits photos by renowned fashion photographer Mario Testino, who is Peruvian." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The permanent exhibition includes iconic portraits of Princess Diana, Kate Moss and notable actors. There's also beautiful portraits of Andean highlanders in traditional garb." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Celebrated son Mario Testino returned to his city of birth to open MATE, a stunning visual portoflio of the photographer’s most famous works." Full review