Place · Pueblo Libre and Museo Larco
Museo Larco
A museum of pre-Columbian ceramics and gold in an 18th-century house with a garden café: 90 minutes, a good grey-day plan.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 90–120 min
- p95 150 min
- Price
- on site
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- unknown
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Pueblo Libre and Museo Larco: painful
- Getting there
- Avenida Bolívar, Pueblo Libre, by car
- Mostly indoors
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Map & directions
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Plan
Open now, what it costs, what to know, how long it takes
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Hours not on file: check the official site.
- Time to spend
- 90–120 min · up to 150 min if you linger
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Time on site
Minimum
60min
Worthwhile
90min
Typical
120min
p95
150min
Opening hours are not printed until verified.
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- Buy at the entrance on the day.
- Buy from the official site or the ticket desk; resellers add a fee for the same ticket.
Inside, in order
Ceramic galleries
Large collection arranged by culture.
Gold and silver room
Ornaments and ceremonial objects.
Garden café
Seats among flowers, good for lunch.
What to see, in order
01
Ceramic galleries
Large collection arranged by culture.
02
Gold and silver room
Ornaments and ceremonial objects.
03
Garden café
Seats among flowers, good for lunch.
How to do it well
- 1Take a car to the door; allow 90 minutes plus a coffee.
- 2Buy the ticket at the door or online (check price).
- 3Combine with lunch in the garden café.
Facilities
- toilets
- Inside the museum.
- tickets
- Buy at the door or online; prices change.
- shade
- Garden has shade.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Avenida Bolívar, Pueblo Libre, by car
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Tour groups mid-morning.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- low
Bailouts
heat
Museo Larco entrance garden (WC)
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Museo Larco entrance garden (WC)
Combine with
Walk the Pueblo Libre and Museo Larco area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterPueblo Libre and Museo Larco200 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterHistoric centre5.1 km · ride, not a walk
- EatRestaurante Cordano5.3 km · ride, not a walk
- PlaceConvent of San Francisco and catacombs5.6 km · ride, not a walk
- PlaceHuaca Pucllana6.0 km · ride, not a walk
- EatMercado de Surquillo No. 17.0 km · ride, not a walk
Sources
- officialMuseo Larco