Museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru
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| Established | 2 February 1982 |
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| Location | Lampa and Ucayali streets, Lima |
| Owner | Central Reserve Bank of Peru |
| Website | mucen |
The Museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (Spanish: Museo del Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, MUCEN), known also as the BCRP Museum or simply Central Museum (Spanish: Museo Central), is an archaeological, numismatic and artistic museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, located at the corners of Lampa and Ucayali streets, in the historic centre of Lima, Peru.
History
[edit]The museum is located on land acquired by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) in 1922 to occupy the bank's first premises. The bank building was inaugurated on January 2, 1929, inspired by the Italian architecture of the Renaissance period.[1] It was unique at the time, as the materials used in its construction allowed for the building to have a considerable height.[2]
The museum was inaugurated in 1982 by Carlos Rodríguez Saavedra and reopened in 2017, under the direction of Ulla Holmquist.[3]
Since 2008, it organises the National Painting Contest (Spanish: Concurso Nacional de Pintura), which grants a cash prize to the winner.[4] On June 25, 2019, the Diálogos desde lo contemporáneo art exhibition was inaugurated with the winning works of the contest.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Edificio del Museo del Banco Central cumple nueve décadas de construido". Andina. 2019-01-08.
- ^ Mamani, María Elena (2022-09-20). "Banco Central de Reserva del Perú: A 100 años de su creación y la emisión del primer billete bancario en el país". Infobae.
- ^ "MUCEN: un nuevo rostro para el tradicional Museo del Banco Central de Reserva". El Comercio. 2017-06-14.
- ^ "BCR lanza convocatoria a primer concurso nacional de pintura". Andina. 2008-10-19.
- ^ "Museo Central presenta retrospectiva de obras ganadoras del Concurso Nacional de Pintura BCRP". Publimetro Perú. 2019-06-25.
