Museo de Arte Precolombino (MAP)

Do not recommend going at night if you want to see all the art!! They don’t have overhead lights on and many of the spotlights were turned off, so you can’t read all of the descriptions or see the details of the art for many of the pieces. FYI I did ask the employee to turn on the overhead lights and she told me they are all on. Text was hard to read in some of the rooms because of the lack of overhead lights and spotlights. It’s a smallish museum and some displays did not have text to describe the pieces. I found it disappointing for these reasons. I found myself taking photos of the signs and reading from my phone since my phone brightens dark photos.

This was an well put-together exhibit that takes you through history, ordered by periods. Information placards are in English, Spanish, and French (I believe), that explain each piece. There's also larger boards that explain why a certain area is in a time period and the beliefs of that time (i.e. why ceramics or why gold adornments). You can spend roughly 30m-1hr here while reading placards and enjoying pieces.

I was impressed by the collection they have here and the in depth explanation of the symbolism and cultural elements. This museum is a must see while in Cusco and their extended hours make it easy to reach at any time.

Amazing. Excellent descriptions of displays. Please take a minute and watch the video at the entrance. It really sets the context for the museum. There is a lively cafe as well.

A good size museum with a lot of interesting history and artefacts. If you spend time here, reading the plentiful information boards, you will learn a lot about the Incan mythology and religion, along with learning about the pre-Incan civilizations, that were around for much longer than the Incas.