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The Archaeological Museum of Ancash occupies a three-story building and is divided into four rooms or exhibition areas, distributed as follows:



Rooms 2 and 3 present the pre-Hispanic cultural historical development of the Ancash region that goes from the Lithic Period (10,500 years BC) to the period of the Inca Empire (1,532 years AD). The Cueva de Guitarrero and the Chavín, Huaraz white on red, Moche, Recuay, Wari, Chimú and Inca cultures stand out.

It also shows aspects of the various Andean techniques related to agriculture, livestock, ceramics, textiles, music, medicine, architecture and metallurgy.



Room 4 is dedicated to itinerant archaeological exhibitions and ongoing studies.



The Temporary Exhibition Hall develops exhibitions of both an archaeological, historical and artistic nature.







Located at Av. Luzuriaga 762. Tel. (043) 72-1551. Visits are from Monday to Saturday from 9: 00–17: 00, Sundays from 9: 00–14: 00.

Price of admission



General: S / 5.00 nuevos soles / Reduced: S / 3.00 nuevos soles



The Archaeological Museum of Ancash has within its facilities the largest "Lithic Park" or "Stone Park" in America. Its name derives from the fact that it exhibits around 140 pre-Hispanic monoliths, most of them belonging to the Recuay culture, the area of ​​the Vertientes and the Callejón de Huaylas and the Conchucos. It also presents a good representative sample of the native flora of the region, such as quenual, alder, molle, capuli, among other varieties.



The Recuay culture developed between 200 to 600 years AD, in the period known as Regional Developments or Early Intermediate, with the Ancash mountain range as the main area of ​​nuclear development. It was contemporary (in the Central Andean Area) with the Moche, Lima, and Nasca cultures.



One of the main technological manifestations of the Recuay is their lithic art or stone work. Of a naturalistic and symbolic character, the system of social and ideological organization can be observed in it.

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