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Museo Gráfico de El Peruano

Editora Perú's museum on the official gazette El Peruano, founded by Bolívar in 1825: printing machines from the 19th century on —linotypes, the lead-melting furnace, the Vomag rotary press— declared cultural heritage.

Opening hours

Hours
Monday
09:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00
Tuesday
09:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00
Wednesday
09:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00
Thursday
09:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00
Friday
09:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00
Saturday
09:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00
Sunday
Closed

Free days

  • First Sunday of every monthSource · checked on 15 Oct

About Museo Gráfico de El Peruano

The Museo Gráfico del Diario Oficial El Peruano is at Jr. Quilca 556, in the Editora Perú building, next to Av. Alfonso Ugarte; it was created in 1999. Its permanent exhibition tells the story of the newspaper founded by Simón Bolívar in 1825 and of the craft of printing it: machines used in the workshops since the 19th century, such as the linotype machine, the roller proof press, the lead-melting furnace and the Vomag rotary press, declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation, plus a gallery of the paper's editors and temporary exhibitions (museum website and Ministry of Culture record). Our take: it is a museum of craft more than of journalism, and it pays off much more with a guide's explanation than walking among the machines alone. According to its Google listing, it opens Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00. Curation note: the Ministry of Culture record gives different hours (Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 16:00) and there is no official admission price published; it is worth calling ahead.

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