Experts' Choice Award Museum of the Inquisition
What the experts agree on
Lima's haunting Inquisition museum occupies a striking neoclassical building where dark history meets darkly humorous exhibits on religious intolerance. Compact but unforgettable.
“A graceful neoclassical structure facing the Plaza Bolívar houses this diminutive museum, where the Spanish Inquisition once plied its trade.”
– Lonely Planet
Frommer's "A museum that soberly addresses religious intolerance from the Middle Ages through colonial times." Full review
Afar Magazine "The displays are both cartoonishly dark and humorous." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"It was here that Lima's Holy Inquisition sat from 1584 to the late 18C." Full review
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