Living in Peru : your everyday companion

Leonardo Da Vinci: El Genio y Secretos

El Cuerpo Humano, Real y Fascinante - Exhibition

This exhibition displays real bodies, complete and partial, that have been preserved by using an innovating technique called polymerization, which preserves human tissue with liquid silicon. The final result is a plasticized body at molecular level, showing the complexity of the many bones, nerves, blood vessels and organs of the human body. It's a great opportunity to observe and learn about how the human body works.

Caral - Exhibition

Universidad San Martín de Porres and the Instituto Nacional de Cultura invite you to an exhibition on Caral, the most ancient civilization of the Americas, and a symbol of Peruvian identity. The exhibition has been set up as a temporary museum.

When: Mondays through Sundays: 10 am – 10 pm (Until July 13th)
Where: Sala Museo de Oro del Perú, Larcomar – Av. Malecón de la Reserva 610, Miraflores
Free Admission

Jalca: Agua y Vida - Photography Exhibition

Photography Exhibition by Chiclayan photographer, Heinz Plenge, which portrays modern mining as an opportunity for development.  The exhibition, arranged by museum professional, Luis Repetto, is both artistic and interactive, and reflects on how mining activities in Yanacocha, Cajamarca, have been carried out with environmental responsibility and have thus been able to preserve and protect the biodiversity of the area. 

When: Tuesdays through Sundays: 10 am – 9 pm (Until July 12th)
Where: Cultural Center at Parque de la Amistad – Av. Caminos del Inca block 21, Surco
Free Admission

Tejedor de Sueños - Exhibition

A homage to artist Julio León, Tejedor de Sueños (Dream Weaver) is a recollection of León’s works – paintings that transmit the artist’s vision of the world around him. Julio León has always been commited to his role in society, which is why in his paintings he protests against inequality and injustice and argues for a better world. A promising exhibition which you must not miss!

When: Mondays through Fridays: 11 am – 8 pm, Saturdays and Sundays: 12 m – 8 pm (Until June 29th)
Where: Pancho Fierro Municipal Art Gallery – Pasaje Santa Rosa 114, Lima (Plaza de Armas)
Free Admission

Jews in Poland - Exhibition

The Embassy of Poland is presenting a graphic exhibition on the history, traditions and culture of Jewish people in Poland in the last one thousand years. The exhibition has been prepared by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute of Warsaw in collaboration with the Polish Ministry of International Relations, and presents a panorama of Jewish people that goes beyond the classical scenes of Nazi persecution, portraying a unique culture that is definitely worth learning about.

When: Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 am – 8 pm (Until July 19th)
Where: ICPNA Gallery – Av. Javier Prado Este 4637, La Molina
Free Admission

Yuyanapaq. Para Recordar - Exhibition

Unidad en la Diversidad: Aproximaciones Temáticas a la Historia Peruana

"Unity in Diversity: Thematic Approaches to the History of Peru" is an exhibition that shows the history of the country in a wide perspective, a free theme with no time limitations. The idea is to prove that Peruvians are the result of a long historic tradition.

Kené, Arte, Ciencia y Tradición en Diseño

"Kené" is a cultural manifestation that gathers the vision, the knowledge and art of the Shipibo-Konibo society. On their language it means design, and it's used to designate the handmade geometric patterns. Their different drawing methods are reflected on the pieces that conform this exhibition, and are part of the ethnographic collection of the National Museum of Peruvian Culture.

De Juliana a Pucllana: ofrendas Rituales

Tradicion y Diversidad del Arte Peruano - Exhibition

The exhibition gathers a number of unique pieces of Peruvian culture, from prehispanic times to present day. This exhibition was also displayed for the Presidents and Representatives of the 60 countries of Latin America, The Caribbean and the European Union who participated on the V ALC-UE summit.

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega - Exhibition and Conferences

To commemorate 400 years since the publishing of ‘Comentarios Reales de los Incas’ (Royal Commentaries of the Incas), the Cultural Center Inca Gracilaso has organized an exhibition and a series of conferences on the life and works of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and how he has influenced humanity in the past centuries. After remaining a few months in Lima, the display will be taken to other cities in Latin America and Spain. 

When: Until August 2nd
Where: Cultural Center Inca Gracilaso – Jr. Ucayali 391, Lima
Free Admission
For more information visit their website at www.ccincagarcilaso.gob.pe

Afroperuanos - Photography Exhibition

Afroperuanos (Afro-Peruvians) is photographer Martín Alvarado’s second exhibiton. Here, his pictures capture the essence of Afro-Peruvian culture in our country: their traditions, daily life, art, leaders… Martín Alvarado is also producer of the cultural TV show, “Costumbres” (‘Customs’) and has also exhibited his photographs four years ago in ‘Este Es Mi Cariño’ (‘This is my Affection’).

When: June 5th to August 1st, Mondays through Fridays: 10 am – 7 pm
Where: Instituto Riva Agüero PUCP – Camaná 459, Cercado de Lima
Cost: General: S/. 2, Students: S/.1

La Soledad del Artista - Art Exhibition

A deserved tribute to the memory of Victor Humareda (1920-1986), the National Institute of Culture has prepared a recollection of the artist’s paintings as an exhibition that will be displayed in the Museo de la Nación. Victor Humareda’s works of art reflect his passion for painting harlequins, ballerinas, bullfighters and landscapes from a very traditional Lima. Not only will you admire Humareda’s unique talent, precision and perfection, but also contemplate the works of one of the greatest painters in Peruvian history.

When: June 4th to August 1st , Tuesdays through Sundays: 9 am – 5 pm
Where: Museo de la Nación – Av. Javier Prado Este 2465, San Borja
Free Admission

Inverosímil - Art Exhibition

This exhibition will be showing the works of contemporary Chilean artists and Peruvian Natalia Revilla, who have chosen to explore how fictional universes can be created through different forms of artistic expression. The exhibits range from paintings and photographs, to videos and illustration.

When: June 10th to July 10th , Mondays through Fridays: 11 am – 8 pm, Saturdays: 3 pm – 7 pm
Where: Vértice Gallery – Calle Plascencia 350, San Isidro
Free Admission

Tablas de Sarhua en manos de Primitivo Evanán Poma - Exhibition

GstArt (Cultural Managers of Art) is presenting this exhibition-sale of Sarhuan boards. Each board was elaborated under the direction of the great master Primitivo Evanán Poma, and shows the idiosyncrasy of the people of Sarhua: their customs, communal celebrations, the agricultural cycle, scenes from the terrorism, among others.

80 m2 ARTE Y DEBATES - Art Exhibition

If you have a passion for drawing, comics or any kind of graphic design, then this is your call! The art gallery 80 m2 ARTE Y DEBATES will be hosting two expositions – LUSTMORD, by artist José Luis Carranza and ‘Dibujo – Nuevas Propuestas’ (new proposals for drawing) with the participation of young artists like Andrea Cánepa, Martín López Lam, Rita Ponce de León, Lenin Auris, Valentino Sibadón and Natalia Revilla.  Come and explore the blending of new ways of illustration and let this new perspective of art unravel before your very own eyes.

When: April 22nd to July 11th
Where: 80m2 Gallery – Prolongación San Martín 10, Barranco
Free Admission

Hilo Conductor – Art Exhibition

‘The world may seem to be written in black and white… but it can also be read in a thousand shades of grey’. In his travels around the world, the artist, Eduardo Llanos, has discovered how all things said and done are subject to relativity and flexibility, and expresses this as the driving thread in life. A wonderful art exposition which you must not miss, Eduardo Llanos’ paintings are a tribute to the ‘driving thread’ that leads our lives and shapes our fantasies – the one which every person, no matter how different, has within.

When: June 4th to July 3rd
Where: ARTCO Gallery – Rouad y Paz Soldan 325, San Isidro
Free Admission

40 Lotes - Exhibition

Postales de Lima- Exhibition

Lima's Art Museum (MALI) is presenting "Postales de Lima" (Postcards of Lima), an exhibition that gathers a selection of around 70 pieces of work from the first half of the XX century. The selection revises the meaning of those images, and incorporates different phenomena that define the multicultural identity of the city of Lima.