Museum of the Nation, National cultural institution in San Borja, Peru.
The Museum of the Nation is a national institution in San Borja housing multiple floors of exhibitions about Peruvian history and archaeological discoveries. Its collections focus primarily on pre-Columbian artifacts from cultures such as Moche, Nazca, and Wari.
The building was commissioned in 1970 by Peru's Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces as the Ministry of Fisheries, designed in brutalist style by Miguel Cruchaga, Miguel Rodrigo and Emilio Soyer. It later housed the Banco de la Nación until 1986. A national museum project was decreed on 14 March 1980, and the Museo de la Nación opened in the building on 19 February 1990. Its permanent collection closed on 8 July 2014.
The sixth floor presents the Yuyanapaq photographic exhibition documenting Peru's internal conflicts between 1980 and 2000, offering perspectives on recent national history.
The museum's permanent collection closed on 8 July 2014, so visitors should not plan a trip expecting the archaeological galleries. The building later served as offices for the Ministry of Culture and as a venue for international summits such as APEC 2016. The Yuyanapaq photographic exhibit on the sixth floor remained open after the closure.
The museum building was commissioned in 1970 by Peru's Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces as the Ministry of Fisheries complex; the brutalist design by Miguel Cruchaga, Miguel Rodrigo and Emilio Soyer later housed the Banco de la Nación until 1986. The gold "INC" lettering on the concrete facade dates from its 1992 transfer to the National Institute of Culture.
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