Museo Naval del Perú, Naval museum in Callao, Peru.
The Museo Naval del Perú, named after its first director, Navy Captain Julio José Elías Murguía, occupies a long, low building in central Callao with a beige facade over a dark stone base. Its entrance is a dark stone arch with carved brown double doors beneath a gilded crest and the inscription "MUSEO NAVAL DEL PERU"; two small cannons flank the doors and two white flagpoles rise from the roofline. Inside are 10 exhibition halls, among them the Viceroyalty, Republican Navy and Guano and Saltpeter War halls.
The institution was founded in 1958 to preserve significant maritime objects and document Peru's naval history. Its collections include remains and artifacts from major conflicts that shaped Peru's maritime identity.
The museum is named after its first director, navy captain Julio José Elías Murguía. Its ten halls include the Viceroyalty Hall, the Republican Navy Hall and the Guano and Saltpeter War Hall, and the collection holds the figurehead of the ship Nuestra Señora del Triunfo and the cannon of the Chilean schooner Covadonga.
The museum stands in the central part of Callao, the port city adjoining Lima, and is run by the Peruvian Navy. Its ten exhibition halls are spread over a single visit, so allow time to move from the Viceroyalty Hall to the Guano and Saltpeter War room. The entrance on the cream facade is reached through a grey stone arch; two cannons on wooden carriages flank the doors.
The museum is named after its first director, Navy Captain Julio José Elías Murguía. Among the collection are the figurehead of the ship Nuestra Señora del Triunfo and the cannon of the Chilean schooner Covadonga, both tied to 19th-century naval campaigns.
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