Pedro de Osma Museum
Lima, Peru
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Museums & Art
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The Pedro de Osma Museum exhibits Peruvian artistic pieces from the fifth to the eighteenth century
Pedro de Osma Museum
The Pedro de Osma Museum exhibits Peruvian artistic pieces from the fifth to the eighteenth century. The artworks from Ancient Peru correspond to the geographic area of the southern Andes and belong to a private collection from Cuzco. Tiahuanaco and Inca cultures were developed on this territory. The works from the viceregal period consist of paintings, sculptures, furniture, and silver works that belonged to the Pedro de Osma Gildemeister collection (1901-1967). Paintings from the eighteenth-century Cuzco school are among the highlighted pieces of the viceregal art collection. This valuable artistic heritage is currently exhibited in the Pedro de Osma house, built-in 1906 by his father, the politician and notary Pedro de Osma y Pardo.
Inside the museum
To achieve the museum objectives towards society the institution aims to:
The Pedro de Osma Museum exhibits Peruvian artistic pieces from the fifth to the eighteenth century. The artworks from Ancient Peru correspond to the geographic area of the southern Andes and belong to a private collection from Cuzco. Tiahuanaco and Inca cultures were developed on this territory. The works from the viceregal period consist of paintings, sculptures, furniture, and silver works that belonged to the Pedro de Osma Gildemeister collection (1901-1967). Paintings from the eighteenth-century Cuzco school are among the highlighted pieces of the viceregal art collection. This valuable artistic heritage is currently exhibited in the Pedro de Osma house, built-in 1906 by his father, the politician and notary Pedro de Osma y Pardo.
Inside the museumTo achieve the museum objectives towards society the institution aims to:
- Promote, investigate and preserve the collection of Pedro de Osma and his emblematic home built at the turn of the twentieth century, located in the heart of Barranco.
- Incentive the appreciation and study of viceregal culture, a fundamental historical period in the creation of Peruvian identity.
- Cultivate artistic talent and creative dialogues among local and global communities in a didactic, accessible, and inspiring setting.
