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We had seen some work in local shops that looked like the work of Maximo Laura, which made us curious about the work of Maximo himself. The tapestries are beautiful, colourful and attract your attention straight away. The scenes on the tapestries are interesting make you look longer as there is something else to see the second time you look at them. We loved all of the tapestries and enjoyed our visit to the museum.…
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Date of experience: May 2019
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This is the best-kept secret of Cusco, Peru. Not to be missed even if it means giving up one more Inca ruin! This is beyond weaving -- it's pure art. Maximo Laura is indeed a national treasure. What an amazing talent. There is an on-site weaver you can observe creating a new masterpiece. Really incredible.…
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Date of experience: November 2019
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The tapestries in this museum/store are amazing. The artist combines his traditional knowledge practiced from centuries before and his super creative modern ideas in most amazing colors and textures. The prices for tapestries are very reasonable, considering their beauty and how much work put to make them, we didn't buy any of them just for the reason that we have absolutely no available space on our walls at home since we already have many paintings on our walls (we are a family of artists). Otherwise I would buy as many as I could!…
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Date of experience: July 2019
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It is no surprise that Maximo Laura has been called a living treasure. His gorgeous tapestries are more than worth a visit to this gallery in Cusco. Make the time! The visit to the gallery is free.
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Date of experience: October 2019
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The day off we had in Cusco we decided to visit this museum, which we found a part of the Inca culture simply fantastic.
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Date of experience: October 2019
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