Museum of the Inquisition

The Museum of the Inquisition and Congress is located on the old premises of the National Senate. It was created on July 26th 1968. It has the mission of preserving and publicizing Peruvian culture, and highlighting the importance of the Congress of the Repuclic.

The Museum is one of the main museums in Peru. It is one of the most visited and best museums in the world. It is in one of the old buildings in the city, which is a national monument.

This building is as old as the beginning of Lima. This old construction is part of the cultural heritage in Peru, and it has belonged to the Congress of the Republic since the First Congress of Peru.

Its rooms were used for the Chamber of Deputies meetings, and when you visit the museum you can see where they sat. Some of the members lived there as well. Later the building belonged to the National Senate, until 1939, when that chamber moved to Legislative Palace. Shortly afterwards, the Public Library of the Chamber of Deputies (1943) and finally, the Congress Museum (1968-to date) also worked there.

The public can visit the museum and see all of the room, and it is one of the most visited museums in. In 2006 240,690 people visited, while from 1992 to 2006, 3’043,409 people visited.

In recent years, the Museum of the Inquisition researched, preserved, and exhibited information for the general public, about the history of Peru, the inquisition and congress.