Amano, Pre-Columbian Textile Museum

Excellent museum- small with the best artifacts. One of my favorites in Lima

We truly enjoyed this museum. All of the artifacts of ancient Peruvian cultures were fascinating and so well procured.

Well worth visiting with an entrance fee of 35Sol. There are 2 rooms housing historical and cultural textiles and ceramics, displayed clearly and professionally.

A fascinating collection of textiles and artefacts, with engaging explanatory text

Unmissable museum if you are interested in pre inca and inca history, textiles, and artifacts. Do not miss the stag horn et al. plants in the café and the excellent capuccino. And pass by and appreciate the front garden with the water lillies, papyrus plants and majestic fish. What a treat.

A not miss museum in Miraflores, Peru. Beautiful exhibit of first class textiles made by the pre columbian civilization of Peru. Expertly curated and presented items tell a story of the creativity and skill of ancient Peruvian civilizations

This museum is fabulous! It was very informative and had a fun flow to the way you walk. It was slow when I went so I had all the rooms to myself. The only criticism I have is that I wish the individual pieces had more detail/info available. Definitely worth visiting!

This museum consists of the private collection of Mr. Amano who had the foresight of buying what was left behind in the raided Inca tombs, where looters were looking for precious metals. Nobody else wanted the textiles which were found in those tombs except the founder of this art institution that does not get the credit it deserves. Mr. Amano and his heirs, with their skeleton crew which was affected by Covid, have done their best to present the treasures they own to the best of their abilities. With museums around the world in budgetary crisis, forced to sell their most valuable possessions to keep operating, it is a miracle this place can still function. So to carp about prices being to high, or not offering in depth explanations and textile workshops is asinine. The Metropolitan Museum in New York, has comparable textiles (looted) that they displayed periodically with the support of wealthy patrons and deep resources to do so. Consider yourself lucky to be able to see a better collection than the Met. And splurge an extra S/. 50 N/S to get the curator to open all the drawers which has an incredible Chancay gauzes, pictures of which I will post. This is an invaluable experience for those who love textiles and the high technical achievement pre-Columbian Peru was able to produce with the most rudimentary means.