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Museo de la Nación

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Museo de la Nación

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The Museum of the Nation (Museo de la Nación) was a public art and history museum in San Borja District, Lima, Peru. The museum was inaugurated in 1990 and functioned at a brutalist building originally built as a government complex. Its permanent exhibit was shut down in 2014 in favour of the National Museum of Peru, instead being used for temporary displays. The museum housed thousands of artifacts spanning the entirety of Peru's history, including a collection of Moche, Nazca, and Wari ceramics. The museum also houses reproductions of many famous ancient Andean artifacts, most notably the Lanzón from Chavín de Huantar; a recreation of the burial chamber of the Lord of Sipan; and the Revolt of the Objects Mural.

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