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(April 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Museum of Italian Art The **Museum of Italian Art** (Spanish: Museo de Arte italiano) is a public museum in [Lima](/source/Lima), Peru. It is the only European arts museum in Lima. Openened in 1923, it is now managed by the Peruvian [Ministry of Culture](/source/Ministry_of_Culture_(Peru)).[1] Front view of the museum. ## History The Museum of Italian Art was the gift from the [Italian community in Peru](/source/Italian_Peruvian), for the [100th Anniversary of the Independence of Peru](/source/Centennial_of_the_Independence_of_Peru) in 1921. The project for the museum building was given to the Italian architect Gaetano Moretti, who also designed *The Chinese Fount*, a gift from the [Chinese community](/source/Chinese_Peruvian) for the independence celebration. Its official inauguration occurred on November 11, 1923.[1] The building has remained open since its inauguration. In 1972, the museum came under the management of the [National Institute of Culture](/source/National_Institute_of_Culture). The institution received donations from contemporary Italian artists, and the permanent collection was expanded with another 35 artworks in 1989 and 1990. Since 1991, major efforts have been made to recover and revalue[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] both the museum building and collection; work which has been supported by the Italian embassy and the Association of Friends of the Museum of Italian Art. Association of friends of the Museum of Italian Art was created in 1991, under the initiative of the Italian Ambassador in Peru. Its principal purpose is to promote all the activities that help to preserve, renew, revive and stimulate the museum's life. ## Building The museum is located on the second block of [Paseo de la República](/source/Paseo_de_la_Rep%C3%BAblica), an avenue in the [Historic Centre of Lima](/source/Historic_Centre_of_Lima). It has six rooms for the exhibition of its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. One room contains a large stained glass[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] inspired by Botticelli's [Primavera](/source/Primavera_(painting)). The grounds incorporate a large courtyard and parking lots. Ancient Italian art is represented in design and decorative elements throughout the building. These include elements of the architecture of [Bramante](/source/Bramante), and reliefs and decorative details inspired by [Donatello](/source/Donatello), [Ghiberti](/source/Ghiberti), [Michelangelo](/source/Michelangelo) and [Botticelli](/source/Botticelli). The façade displays the emblems of the principal Italian cities and two Venetian mosaics depicting famous Italian historic figures. ## Permanent collection Mario Vannini Parenti was responsible for the first artworks to belong to the museum's permanent collection. He acquired a collection of more than 200 original works, including sculptures, paintings, drawings, prints and ceramics. The collection represents all Italian regions. Most of the collection dates from the beginning of the 20th Century, although the [avant-garde movement](/source/Avant-garde_movement) is not represented. ## Services ### Library and catalogue The museum has an important library, with information, audiovisual material, and books about Italian artists and about the museum and collection. The museum catalogue, with more than 300 pages, provides detailed information about the 313 art works in the permanent collection, as well as the biographies of the Italian artists which art works are exhibited there. ### Guided visits for blind people The museum has offered guided visits for blind people since 1998, as part of the museum's goal to make art and culture accessible for all. Using special gloves, blind visitors can touch the collection of bronze and marble sculptures, which is forbidden to the general public. ## Temporary exhibitions The museum, besides having one of the most important collection in Peru, has also held several important temporary exhibitions, like "[Giotto](/source/Giotto) en Padua", in 2004, that included the official replica of the [Scrovegni Chapel](/source/Scrovegni_Chapel), that had toured other European and South American countries before. And *Del mito al sueño. Rodin... Dalí*, in 2008 and 2009, that included 30 sculptuters that belong to [Museo Soumaya](/source/Museo_Soumaya) in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City), from six European masters: [Auguste Rodin](/source/Auguste_Rodin), [Salvador Dalí](/source/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD), [Edgar Degas](/source/Edgar_Degas), Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, [Pierre-Auguste Renoir](/source/Pierre-Auguste_Renoir) and [Giorgio de Chirico](/source/Giorgio_de_Chirico). The temporary exhibition entitled "A collection" opened in May, 2010. It exhibited the private collection of the Italian ambassador in Lima, Francesco Rausi. The exhibition included avant-garde Russian art, work of the Peruvian artist [Fernando de Szyszlo](/source/Fernando_de_Szyszlo), and the contemporary plastic expressions[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] by artists from Italy, Brazil, Canada, Korea, and the United States. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Correo_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Correo_1-1) ["Museo de Arte Italiano: el único museo de arte europeo en Lima a tres años de su centenario"](https://diariocorreo.pe/cultura/museo-de-arte-italiano-el-unico-museo-de-arte-europeo-en-lima-a-tres-anos-de-su-centenario-museos-cultura-arte-italiano-nnsp-noticia/). *Correo* (in Spanish). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2025. ## External links - [Museum of Italian Art in Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lima-Peru/Museo-de-Arte-Italiano/54759011516?ref=ts) - [National Culture Institute](https://web.archive.org/web/20081224000727/http://www.inc.gob.pe/agenda.asp?code=14) - [Blind people visiting the Museum of Italian Art](http://servicios.noticiasperu.com/reproductorCorreo.php?idpauta=709667&tipo=2) [12°03′30″S 77°02′12″W / 12.05846°S 77.0368°W / -12.05846; -77.0368](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Museum_of_Italian_Art¶ms=12.05846_S_77.0368_W_region:PE-LMA_type:landmark_source:dewiki) v t e Lima landmarks Pre-Columbian buildings Huaca Huallamarca Huaca Pucllana Huaca Santa Catalina Pachacamac Puruchuco Colonial buildings Balconies of Lima Basilica and Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced Monument Plazoleta Basilica and Convent of San Francisco Catacombs Basilica and Convent of San Pedro Basilica of Santo Domingo Plazuela Casa de Aliaga Casa de Divorciadas Casa de Osambela Casa de Pilatos Casa del Oidor Casa Goyeneche Casa Hacienda Punchauca Casa Matusita Casa O'Higgins Casa Riva-Agüero Casona of the National University of San Marcos Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum of Art Theatre Basilica Cathedral of Lima Sanctuary Cementerio Presbítero Matías Maestro Cripta de los Héroes Church of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Church of Saint Catherine of Siena Church of Saint Lazarus Church of the Good Death Church of the Holy Christ of Wonders Church of the Orphans Church of Our Lady of Copacabana Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church of Our Lady of Patronage Church of Saint Anne Church of Saint Augustine Church of Saint Liberata Church of Saint Mary Magdalene Convent of Our Lady of the Angels Cuartel Barbones Fort of Santa Catalina Iglesia de la Recoleta Mogrovejo Hospital Monastery of Saint Rose of Lima National Mint of Peru Palacio de la Magdalena Palacio de Torre Tagle Panteón de los Próceres Plaza de toros de Acho Real Felipe Fortress Royal College of the University of San Marcos Royal Hospital of Saint Andrew Sanctuary and Monastery of Las Nazarenas Sanctuary of Saint Rose of Lima Seminario de Lima St. Clare's Monastery Mill St. Sebastian's Church Trinitarian Church Walls of Lima Other touristic buildings Archbishop's Palace Association of Amateur Artists Atlas Building Bar Cordano Basílica María Auxiliadora BBVA Building Begonias Tower Casa Arenas Loayza Casa de Correos y Telégrafos Casa de las Trece Monedas Casa del Pueblo Casa Fernandini, Lima Casa Fernandini, Santa María del Mar Casa Roosevelt Casa Rusa Casa Sal y Rosas Casa Suárez Chinatown Arch Chocavento Tower Church of Our Lady of the Forsaken Club de la Unión Club Nacional Country Club Lima Hotel Cristo del Pacífico Delfines Hotel & Convention Center Desamparados station Diez de Octubre School Eduardo Dibos Colosseum El Ángel Cemetery Gamarra Government Palace Obelisk Gran Hotel Bolívar Gran Hotel Maury Guadalupe College Hermitage of Barranco Hospital Civil de la Misericordia Hotel Crillón Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Monument Institute of Hygiene Interbank Building Javier Alzamora Valdez Building JW Marriott Hotel Lima La Atarjea La Colmena Building La Rosa Náutica Larcomar Teatro La Plaza Library of Congress Lima Civic Center Legislative Palace Lima Convention Center Lima Stock Exchange Building Luis Gálvez Chipoco Stadium Mesa Redonda Monumental Stadium Morro Solar War Monument Mosque of Lima National Geographic Institute National Library of Peru National Maternal Perinatal Institute National Stadium of Peru Palacio de la Exposición Palacio de Miraflores Palacio Municipal Palace of Justice Pan-American Athletes' Village Petroperú Building Public Ministry of Peru Quinta Heeren Quinta Leuro Quinta Presa Rospigliosi Castle Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus Church Sheraton Lima Historic Center Sinagoga 1870 Sinagoga Sharón The Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center Torre Banco de la Nación Museums and theatres Aeronautical Museum Bodega y Quadra Museum Canout Theatre Casa Grau Naval Museum Combatants of the Morro de Arica Museum DIRCOTE Museum Gold Museum of Peru and Arms of the World Gran Teatro Nacional José Carlos Mariátegui Museum Larco Museum Lima Art Museum Metropolitan Museum Morro Solar Planetarium Municipal Theatre Museum Museum of Congress and the Inquisition Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of the Brain Museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru Museum of Elections and Democracy Museum of Italian Art Museum of Natural History National Afro-Peruvian Museum National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History National Museum National Museum of Peruvian Culture Naval Museum Pinacotheca of Lima Teatro Colón Teatro Municipal Teatro Peruano Japonés Teatro Segura Squares and promenades Cinco esquinas Jirón de la Unión Pasaje Olaya Monument Pasaje Santa Rosa Pizarro statue Stone of Taulichusco Paseo de los Héroes Navales Las llamas La yunta Paseo Colón Columbus Statue Pizza Blvd. Plaza de la Bandera Plaza Bolívar Plaza Bolognesi Plaza de la Democracia Plaza Dos de Mayo Plaza Francia Statue of Liberty Plaza Grau Monument Plaza Italia Plaza José Faustino Sánchez Carrión Plaza Manco Cápac Monument Plaza Mayor Fountain Plaza Perú Plaza Ramón Castilla Monument Plaza San Martín Lamp of the Three Graces Plazuela de las Artes Plazuela del Teatro Monument Parks and zoos Alameda Chabuca Granda Alameda de los Descalzos Museum Bridge of Sighs Campo de Marte Monument Costa Verde Pan-American Complex El Olivar Friendship Park Cultural Centre Museum Heroes of Independence Park Huachipa Zoo Lima Golf Club Malecón de Miraflores Love Park Villena Bridge Medicinal Botanical Garden Kennedy Park Lachay National Reserve Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge Parque de la Exposición Fountain Parque de La Muralla Parque de la Reserva Parque de las Leyendas Paseo de Aguas Plazuela Chabuca Granda Monument Reducto № 2 Museum Reducto № 5 University Park Clock Education Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University Cayetano Heredia University Federico Villarreal National University National Superior Autonomous School of Fine Arts Cultural Centre National University of Engineering National University of San Marcos Officers' School of the National Police of Peru Peruvian University of Applied Sciences Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Raúl Porras Barrenechea Institute Ricardo Palma University Technological University of Peru University of Engineering and Technology Campus University of Lima Health Archbishop Loayza National Hospital Central Military Hospital Dos de Mayo National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital National Institute of Child Health National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases San Bartolomé National Hospital Víctor Larco Herrera Hospital Nearby areas with beaches Ancón Callao Base Port Chancay Port Chorrillos La Herradura Miraflores La Pampilla Pucusana Former Banco Comercial Barranco Lake Barranco Zoo Cabildo of Lima Casa Alcántara Casa Marcionelli Casa Oechsle Casa Tenaud Church of Our Lady of the Forsaken Church of Saint Mary of Charity Cine Tauro El Sexto Prison Gate of Lima Giacoletti Building Great Clock of Lima Hipódromo de San Felipe Hipódromo de Santa Beatriz Lima Penitentiary Limatambo Airport Limatambo Building Marsano Palace Moorish Arch Museo de la Nación National Stadium San Jorge Prison San Martín barracks Venetian Palace Saint Paul's College Viceregal Palace Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND National United States Italy Spain Artists ULAN Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Museum of Italian Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Italian_Art) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Italian_Art?action=history)). 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