Museo Nacional de ArqueologÃa, AntropologÃa e Historia del Perú
The Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú is a Peruvian museum in Lima.
The Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia del Perú Arqueología dedicated to Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru. It is located on the Plaza Bolívar in the district of Pueblo Libre, Lima. Among the most important exhibits include the Raimondi Stela and the Tello Obelisk of Chavín de Huantar. In the museum there is also an impressive model of the Inca site of Machu Picchu. The museum was founded in 1822 by José Bernardo de Tagle Portocarrero and Bernardo de Monteagudo. First director of the museum was Mariano Eduardo de Rivero y Ustariz.