Barranco, Peru
Pedro de Osma 421
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Even though we have visited the museum as a part of our broader tour of Barranco district, the experience turned out to be more than positive. We would absolutely recommend one visits it while in Lima. Built approximately 112 years ago, apparently as a country or beach residence, the museum is a home to a vast collection of Pedro de Osma Gildemeister (1901-1967), a scion of a very prominent Limano family. Pedro de Osma Gildemeister's father was a founder of the Peruvian newspaper La Prensa and a President of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru and his mother belonged to the rich German-Peruvian family of landowners and ranchers. There are two main buildings and an exhibition hall. The main building which opens on - quite befittingly - Avenida Pedro de Osma houses valuable paintings, objets d'art, and carved wooden sculptures, mostly of the religious nature, dating back to the colonial period of Peru, with some of them almost five centuries old. After touring the main building, one gets to enjoy the beautifully landscaped grounds and garden sculptures, and then the tour will continue with the second part of the collection featuring antique furniture, beautiful artifacts and family portraits gallery. The inner, smaller building has a more liveable feel to it vs a strictly museum atmosphere of the main building. Finally, the exhibition hall, a separate building located on the right of the "living quarters" part of the museum, houses a vast "Silver Hall", with the artifacts amassed from three individual collections (Pedro de Osma, Vittorio Azzariti, and Guillermo Wiese de Osma). Centuries-old paintings, striking wooden sculptures, stained colorful windows, enfilades of majestic rooms, and beautiful garden will make your visit a great and enjoyable experience. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 AM 6 PM.
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I thought the collection at the Pedro de Osmo Museum was slightly limited. The mansion that the art is housed in is in pretty good shape. It is not air conditioned so gets a little hot and humid in the museum. It was cool to learn about their art restoration workshop. All in all, I’d recommend it if you’re trying to kill some time but it isn’t a must visit on a trip to Lima.
Lovely little museum. Showcases the colonial period for the most part, but with a focus on how Inkan and Spanish cultures blended.
A very European museum in the bohemian district of Lima. It is beautiful, and very peaceful. It is a bit more pricey, but it is absolutely worth it.
A great museum with patios! Worth to visit. If you also plan to visit MATE or MAC, they sell a combined ticket.
Lovely building, with great artwork. The silver hall has some amazing things
It's a nice museum but the part where a lot of it consists of an old rich politician mining mangate's personal purchased art collection and mansion is a little off-putting.
What a great museum . To be honest is a must to visit it and worth it.
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