This is a colonial house located on Cuesta Almirante Street and was built by the Spanish admiral Francisco Alderete Maldonado. It is currently the headquarters of the Inka Museum.
Description
The Admiral's House, named after the Spanish admiral Francisco Alderete Maldonado, who ordered it to be built at the beginning of the 17th century, is one of the most admirable colonial buildings in the city of Cusco. It has an original Inca wall on the outside and the Renaissance doorway, located on the corner, is among the best in the city. The entrance is flanked by plateresque rosettes and fluted Corinthian columns. Above the door, two stone shields contain the noble coats of arms of the Alderete and Maldonado families.
Over the last few centuries, this colonial house was occupied by various entities and personalities; It was the seat of the Archbishopric, then the ephemeral palace of the last viceroy of Peru and, later, the Government House of Marshal Santa Cruz who led the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation. In the 20th century it was acquired by the National University of San Antonio Abad and, finally, destined to be the headquarters of the Inca Museum.
Location
It is located in the City Center, a few steps from the Plaza de Armas. At Cuesta del Almirante N° 103, right in front, you will find the Inca Museum or Casa del Almirante.
Attractions
The Casa del Almirante is undoubtedly one of the most important civil architectural works in the city of Cusco. Its construction is based on the three cycles that cover the viceregal period in Cusco. The museum houses a relevant archaeological collection of the Inca culture, as well as pre-Inca cultures, including pieces of pottery, goldsmithing, textiles, mummies, agricultural tools, Inca musical instruments. In addition to paintings, metal objects from the colonial period.
Their exhibits are divided into six thematic rooms, arranged chronologically from the pre-Inca period of the 20th century. There are ceramics from different ethnic groups, ceremonial objects, sculptures and textiles. In the Environmental room, characteristics of the regions of the Inca Empire are explained, as well as their agricultural methods, crops and tools. The Inca History room, exhibited in three periods, origin, continuity and invasion, explains myths, history, culture and religion. Subsistence techniques on farming and livestock.
The activities focus on explaining how they made their ceramics for ceremonial and domestic use, tools they used for their imposing constructions. In addition to Inca art, represented by jewelry, clothing, ornaments, weapons, ceremonial elements. They also exhibit about Inca medicine, which was very advanced for the Inca era, as well as the techniques they used in agriculture.
Schedule
Monday to Friday: 08:00 to 18:00 h - Saturdays and holidays: from 9:00 to 16:00 h
Foreign Adult: S/. 20.00 - Foreign Student: S/. 10.00
National Adult: S/. 10.00 - National Student: S/. 5.00
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