Experts' Choice Award Museo Pedro de Osma
What the experts agree on
A restored beaux-arts mansion in Barranco housing Pedro de Osma's private collection of colonial art—paintings, silverwork, and furniture from the 16th-19th centuries. Experts say the mansion itself rivals the art, yet it remains undervisited.
“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.”
– Fodor's
Lonely Planet "In a lovely beaux-arts mansion surrounded by gardens, this undervisited museum has an exquisite collection of colonial furniture, silverwork and art." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The magnificent recently restored mansion... is yet another place to see a rich variety of art and artifacts." Full review
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." Full review
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" Full review
National Geographic "This ivory-hued mansion houses the private cache of Pedro de Osma Gildemeister, an aristocrat who hosted dignitaries and helped put Barranco on Lima's society m. His collection of..."
Lonely Planet "The vast collection of colonial paintings, furniture, and sculptures found at Museo Pedro de Osma are exceptional examples of the Roman Catholic artistic traditions referred to as Cusco..."
