Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI)
Museo de Arte de Lima
Peru's most important art museum, located in Exhibition Park, with collections spanning 3,000 years from pre-Inca pottery to colonial religious painting and modern art.
MALI is housed in the Palace of Exhibitions, built in 1872 for an international exhibition. Its permanent displays follow a chronological order, presenting pre-Columbian textiles and gold work, religious paintings of the Cusco School, republican-era painting and contemporary art, making it a one-stop introduction to Peru's art history. Admission is about 30 soles, and the museum is closed on Mondays. Exhibition Park, where it stands, is not far from the Magic Water Circuit, so the two can be visited on the same day.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–19:00 (Sat until 17:00)
Nearby sights
- Plaza San Martín & Jirón de la Unión
- Magic Water Circuit
- San Francisco Monastery & Catacombs
- Barrio Chino & Mercado Central
- Cathedral of Lima
- Historic Centre / Plaza Mayor
- Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo
- Casa de Aliaga