Traditional Textile Center of Cusco

Infos/Tips: - Free entrance. - Highly recommended. - Takes around 20 minutes to do the tour of the museum. - Displays are in both Spanish and English. The center proposed a museum around that textile. The center works in support of indigenous weavers from the Cusco region to recover traditional Cusqueñan textiles. The organization currently partners with ten communities from the Cusco region: Accha Alta, Acopia, Chahuaytire, Chinchero, Huacatinco, Mahuaypampa, Patabamba, Pitumarca, Santa Cruz de Sallac, and Santo Tomas (Chumbivilcas). The mission of this center is to "promote the empowerment of weavers through the sustainable practice of Peruvian ancestral textile traditions in the Cusco region. This enables the weavers to maintain their identity and textile traditions while improving their quality of life through workshops, opportunities, and the promotion of their textile art.

Loved the place. The exhibit is very informative and easy to follow. It is free too and no pressure to buy anything. The products are not cheap but of prime quality and would buy if could afford them. However the small souvenirs and excellent books on weaving culture are affordable and already in my backpack.

Non profit organization with a beautiful little museum and live weaving demonstrations. Great place to learn about the history of weaving, and purchase a hand crafted gift. The items have the name, and sometimes the photo of the artisan that made the item.

We stopped by to look at all of the textiles. They have a very nice museum about them but unfortunately didn't want pictures taken. Two ladies were doing a demonstration and looks like they do classes as well.

Absolutely stellar experience and education here - so worth the visit and purchase of a unique treasure - I loved every minute!

I purchased some hats from this place. The total was 620 soles. But they charged me $620 in us dollar. They did not say anything and i happened to find out after I leave the store… i literally paid more 4 times of what the actual price should be considering the currency exchange $1 is 4.03 soles…. Depends on the item, some is okay quality but some is not that great to be that price. I feel that this place is over priced in general

This was one of my favorite places that we visited while in Cusco. It's so wonderful to be able to learn about the Andean traditions. The souvenirs we bought here were beautiful, and I love that they have tags that tell you who made them. It's a co-op, so the gifts are a bit more expensive than other places, but I was fine with supporting the local creators and keeping their work alive. I'd definitely recommend stopping in here; we got the impression that not many knew about it.

So great! The exhibition is fascinating and the shop is offering so much! Each item has a description of who made it, the technique and materials - buying there will support the craft and keep the tradition going. Higher price tag but definitely worth it