Housed in a colonial-era mansion in Pueblo Libre, Museo Larco showcases the world's largest private pre-Columbian collection—gold, ceramics, and famed erotic pottery—set amid lush gardens.
“Most intriguing are the thousands of ceramic "portrait heads" crafted more than a millennium ago.”
– Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
"This museum is known for its unusual collection of erotic pottery, made more than 1,300 years ago." Full review
Afar Magazine
"It’s worth the knuckle-clenching cab ride to the Museo Larco just to step out into the lush foliage of the tropical oasis." Full review
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Stone sculptures, ceramics, mummies, jewellery, fabrics and erotic art are among the incredible wealth of objects collected by archaeologist Rafael Larco Hoyle." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Museo Larco house's Peru's most important collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts, including gold and jewelry from ancient Peru and a room of pottery inspired by well"
"Set in a modernized 18th-century colonial building, this museum has the largest private collection of pre-Columbian art in the world." Full review
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If you have to choose only one museum to visit in Lima, the Museo Larco is it.
Condé Nast Traveler
"After perusing the collection of pre-Columbian art at Museo Larco, head to the 19th-century Antigua Taberna Queirolo, for homestyle dishes like ají de gallina"
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Lonely Planet
"Start your visit at the world-renowned Museo Larco, which houses some 30,000 cataloged ancient ceramic artifacts (plus an erotic pottery collection)"
"Surrounded by a lush garden, Museo Larco rests in a beautifully restored 18th-century house in the old-school Lima neighborhood of Pueblo Libre. Founded in 1926 by Rafael Larco, a pioneer..."
"The district of Pueblo Libre is home to arguably the finest museum in all of Peru, set in an 18th-century former viceroy's mansion. A dazzling collection of pre-Columbian archaeological..."
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