Museum of the Inquisition

The Museum of Congress has the mission of investigating, preserving, exhibiting and disseminating the History of the Congress of the Republic and the Cultural Heritage under its charge. Currently, according to the provisions of the Board of Directors of the Congress of the Republic, through Table Agreement No. 139-2016-2017 / MESA-CR, it comprises two museums:

Museum of Congress and the Inquisition

It was established on July 26, 1968. It is located in the fifth block of Jr. Junín s / n, in the Cercado de Lima. It works in the former premises of the National Senate, which during the Viceroyalty had served as the seat of the Inquisition Court.

The building is a National Monument and is part of the country's cultural heritage. In addition, it has been linked to the Congress of the Republic since the days of the first Constituent Congress of Peru, when its members met in its environments, including many Deputies staying there. Then it was the seat of the National Senate until 1939, the year in which said Legislative Chamber moved to the Legislative Palace. Shortly after, the Public Library of the Chamber of Deputies (1943) and, finally, the Museum of Congress (1968-to the present day) operated in the same settings.

Afro-Peruvian National Museum

Opened on June 4, 2009. It is located in Jr. Ancash No. 562, in the Cercado de Lima. It works in the building called Casa de las Trece Monedas. Its rooms narrate the history of people of African descent from their arrival in the Viceroyalty of Peru to the present day and their contributions to the formation of national identity and the progress of Peru.