The old colonial mansion housing this museum was an old residence of Peru`s viceroys and then of its Liberators, this is considered the museum for excellence in Peru.
Here are preserved the famous carved stone monuments from the formative period of a thousand years before Christ,Raimondi Estela and the Tello Obelisco, dating back to the Formative period 1000 years B.C.
It features the largest textile collection, from the pre-ceramic period through the Inka Empire, and a major collection of Ancient Peruvian metals. The remarkable Tawantinsuyo Room illustrates one hundred years of the Inca Empire through virtual models and re-creations.

Hosted in a unique colonial residence dating back to the XVII century, built on top of a VIII century pyramid, this fabulous museum includes the exquisite Collection of Peuvian Gold and Silver from the Ancient Peru, and the Pre-Hispanic Erotic Art Salon. Its pieces has been displayed in the major world museums.
Larco is among only a few museums around the world opening their values to the public, with over 45,000 archaelogical pieces that have been classified by renowned specialists. The Larco Herrera Museum exhibits the largest private collection of pre-Colombian Peruvian art in the world.

In this museum we appreciate an spectacular collection of Peruvian Ancient Gold and the Arms of the World Collection.
Ancient peruvians were master metal workers. the "cire perdue" or lots wx process, known across the Orient and lost in the west until the renaissance, was the most frecuent technique used by mater ancients Peruvian gold and silversmiths.
On our tour of Peru`s Gold museum, visitors will appreciate a dazzling collection of gold artefacts from various pre-colombian civilizations, some more than 3000 years old.
Metal pieces and jewerly of incalculable value in gold, silver and precious stones used by the incas - the children of the Sun god and monarch of the vast Inca Empire - are shown in this collection.
Five hundred years ago, the gold of Perú atracted many European adventurers who conquered the inca and founded the vicec-Royalty of Perú under the spanish Crown. Perú`s Gold Museum also host a valuable collection of old and modern weapons that ranks among the best in the world. The halls in this section show the Arms of the World Collection of armour, uniforms and various ancient war tools and weapons from various ages in the world. Some of them are dated as long ago as 1300 B.C.