Peru Guide
Cusco
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Opening time: Mon– Sat 9.30am–5.30pm
Price: Entry by Cusco Tourist Ticket ($47 for ten days, students $25: valid for sixteen Cusco attractions)
The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo is located in the Municipality building on Plaza Regocijo; it's a welcome and relatively new feature in Cusco, an outlet for the many talented local artists. Sala 1 shows images of Cusco, mainly paintings but occasional photos of subjects like Inca dancers as well as abstract features, plus some sculpture. Sala 2 is dedicated to non-Cusco-inspired contemporary art, some of it very abstract but with exhibits changing quite regularly; the sala leads off into a large courtyard with a typically attractive colonial fountain; here you'll find glass cases with dolls in traditional costumes, some regional variations of dance masks (from Paucartambo dance groups, for example) and models of buildings in different Cusco styles. The upstairs Sala 3 houses more images of Cusco, both ancient and modern.