Museo Machu Picchu – Casa Concha
Casa Concha
Displays artifacts from Machu Picchu returned by Yale University. A visit before or after Machu Picchu adds to your understanding.
Casa Concha is a colonial mansion on Santa Catalina Street in the old town. It now houses the Machu Picchu Museum, which is run by the National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco. After Hiram Bingham explored Machu Picchu in 1911, large numbers of excavated artifacts were taken to Yale University in the United States. After years of negotiations by Peru, they were gradually returned between 2011 and 2012. Some are displayed here, including pottery, metal objects, bones and tools, along with a model of the site and an account of how it was discovered by archaeologists. The museum is small and takes about 45 minutes. It makes a good supplement to a trip to Machu Picchu. A ticket is required.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Church of the Society of Jesus, Cusco
- Twelve-Angled Stone & Hatun Rumiyoc Street
- Cusco Cathedral
- Plaza de Armas, Cusco
- Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (MAP)
- Museo Inka
- Basilica and Convent of La Merced, Cusco
- Qorikancha