Metropolitan Museum of Lima, Governmental museum and municipal building in Lima Historic Center, Peru.
The Metropolitan Museum of Lima occupies a neoclassical building designed by French architect Claude Sahut and completed in 1924, next to the Park of the Exhibition. Its symmetrical light-stone facade has a central arched entrance with a crest above the door, rows of rectangular windows and a curved pediment over the upper central window. Inside are 27 projection rooms.
The building was designed in 1924 by French architect Claude Sahut and originally served as the Ministry of Development and Public Works. It later became the administrative headquarters for Lima's municipal government.
The museum displays Peruvian art and objects that show how the city changed through colonial times and beyond. These collections help visitors understand the different periods that shaped Lima.
The museum stands beside the Parque de la Exposición, with its entrance set back behind a paved courtyard with grass and palm trees. The 27 projection rooms follow one chronological route through the pre-Hispanic, viceregal and republican eras, so visitors move through them in sequence. The same building holds the Municipal Library, the Historical Archive and the Taulichusco auditorium.
The building houses a municipal library, historical archive, and the Taulichusco auditorium alongside the exhibition spaces. This arrangement brings together different cultural and administrative functions under a single roof.
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