MALI - Museo de Arte de Lima

MALI - Museo de Arte de Lima

MALI - Museo de Arte de Lima
4.5
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
About
The MALI’s permanent collection preserves more than 18,000 pieces –among textiles, ceramics, metal work, photography, drawings and paintings– that witness to more than 3,000 years of art history in Peru. The museum exhibits the artworks in the permanent galleries in a sequential way divided in four sections: pre-Columbian, Colonial, Republican and Modern art. It also has galleries for temporary exhibitions of national and international artists. MALI is located in the heart of downtown Lima and provides the opportunity for a first approach to Peru, through its great master pieces.
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  • Juan J G
    Miami, Florida181 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very nice experience to learn more about the Peruvian history
    Centrally located museum that offers the entire history of Peru from civilizations pre-colombinas through current dates. The entire visit will last not more than 3 hours. you can find a small store and a restaurant inside the building.
    Thank you so much for your visit and for leaving a review! Visit us soon!
    Written January 3, 2024
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    Visited November 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written November 26, 2023
  • Nonny
    York, United Kingdom93 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Also has a great cafe with a good veggie & vegan selection.
    Well worth the visit. Closed Mondays. Beautiful building in a lovely park housing a great collection of work from pre-Colombian to Modern period. The cafe is fabulous & has a great selection of Vegetarian & Vegan food. Get there before 3pm to enjoy their special offers! 😉
    Thanks so much for your visit and for leaving such a nice review! Come back soon!
    Written February 13, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 10, 2024
  • Marion F
    New York City, New York298 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Expensive but worth it
    This is one of the must do activities for museum lovers in Lim. The first floor is the temp collection and the main floor with 25 rooms is on the second. arranged chronically the history of Peru is displayed thru art work and artifacts spanning over 3k years
    Visited May 2024
    Traveled solo
    Written May 27, 2024
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Juan J G
Miami, FL181 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
Centrally located museum that offers the entire history of Peru from civilizations pre-colombinas through current dates. The entire visit will last not more than 3 hours. you can find a small store and a restaurant inside the building.
Written November 26, 2023
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Thank you so much for your visit and for leaving a review! Visit us soon!
Written January 3, 2024
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Carol Prado
Florianopolis, SC77 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Solo
The Mali building is beautiful! The exhibitions are also sensational and super well organized. Everything well explained, with writing on the walls and pieces. In addition to the pre-Columbian part, it also has a curation from the Spanish colonial era.
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Written November 13, 2023
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Muito obrigados pela revisão! Esperamos que vuelvas a pronto a visitar nuestras nuevas exposiciones. Saludos!
Written November 14, 2023
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verocrucesizzo
4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023
the displays are so good. its not expensive and the art is a very fine example or peruvian art across time. if u are interested in art you should go. even the building is impressive and the arquitecture around is very nice. french style
Written July 12, 2023
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Thank you for your visit!
Written July 13, 2023
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dercsenyigyorgy
Solymar, Hungary16 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Family
Even if you saw Larco, don't miss MALI! Great pre-Columbian art but also excellent artifacts from the new and modern ages. Very interesting, to-the-point descriptions set the context in each room. The building and the surrunding park are also beautiful!
Written September 8, 2023
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Hi! Thank you so much for leaving such a great review. It makes all of our team here at the museum, extremely happy. Come back and visit us in another opportunity!
Written October 31, 2023
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Nonny
York, UK93 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Couples
Well worth the visit. Closed Mondays. Beautiful building in a lovely park housing a great collection of work from pre-Colombian to Modern period. The cafe is fabulous & has a great selection of Vegetarian & Vegan food. Get there before 3pm to enjoy their special offers! 😉
Written February 10, 2024
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Thanks so much for your visit and for leaving such a nice review! Come back soon!
Written February 13, 2024
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Luisa R
Düsseldorf, Germany256 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2016 • Couples
The second floor of the museums provides a concise collection of Peruvian art. It guides you through the different epoches with information both in English and Spanish. You can also download the app (there is free WiFi) which is user friendly and provides short and interesting description of different pieces.
Written May 14, 2016
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Cinzia
Milan, Italy10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2017 • Solo
The museum has an incredible collection from pre-Colombian artifacts to contemporary art which will give you an idea of how Peruvian art has evolved over the centuries. The pre-Colombian section is absolutely amazing... it's impressive to see how modern designs of thousands years ago can be! Definitely recommended
Written September 5, 2017
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getatmeindia
New York City, NY32 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2014 • Couples
Out of every museum I went to on my 2+ week trip in Peru, this was my favorite museum. It had two exhibitions, making it a small museum, seeable in less than 2 hours. One of the exhibits was on a quasi-modern artists during the 1980s and 90s, whose work focused on revolutionary themes. This gave me great insight into Peru's recent political history. The other exhibit was on the ancient Huarmey civilization. This gave me a window through which to familiarize myself with one period of ancient Peruvian history. Both exhibits were professionally done with modern museum technology. First-class museum and for only 6 soles. Would definitely go back!
Written June 8, 2014
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Kevin
31 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
I could spend all day looking at the wonderful collections --- the pre-columbian collection is just amazing --- absolutely amazing. The rapid shift in style following the Spanish Conquest and the rise of the vice royalty is really interesting, too. This is a very nice museum with a wonderful collection of pre-Columbian and post conquest art -- not to be missed.
Written December 25, 2019
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Thank you for your opinion, we are glad you enjoyed your visit to MALI and we will continue working to provide the best possible service
Written January 7, 2020
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alanlid
Oxford, UK269 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019
Lima's main art museum, largely dedicated to Peruvian art and artefacts. Some good stuff, though hardly enough to fill the cavernous building. Strongest on pre-Columbian artefacts, of which it has a fine collection; true, it can't compete, in terms of slick presentation, with the Museo Larco (private affluence vs public poverty again), but it's well worth a visit. Colonial art is also well represented, though after several dozen virgins, martyred saints, and posh viceroys I get a bit weary of the stuff (much of which, I suspect, is fairly 2nd rate art. But I'm no expert). I found the C19 and C20 more interesting - a few (too few) C19 landscapes and costumbrista scenes, and a smattering of interesting modern art. Someone said it's expensive - depends what you're comparing it to: free UK galleries or pricey US ones? BTW, has quite a pleasant (big) cafe and a so-so shop.
Written October 8, 2019
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Thank you for your opinion, we really appreciate your feedback. We will continue working in order to provide the best possible service
Written October 10, 2019
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