The Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion (LUM) is a free national museum built into the Costa Verde cliffs at Bajada San Martín in Miraflores. It documents Peru’s 1980–2000 internal armed conflict between the state and the Shining Path and MRTA insurgencies, a war the Truth and Reconciliation Commission estimated killed nearly 70,000 people. Visitors come to understand a period many Peruvians still argue over.
Architects Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse designed the stark concrete building, which opened in 2015 and steps down the cliff face toward the Pacific. Inside, ramps lead through the permanent exhibition, which includes victims’ personal belongings, photographs, testimonies from survivors in Quechua and Spanish, and Andean artwork that records loss and displacement. The tone is quiet and heavy. A rooftop terrace with ocean views gives visitors space to pause after the galleries.
Visitor Highlights & Practical Info
Plan for 1.5–2 hours (Kupi). Admission is free. The museum typically opens Tuesday through Sunday and closes on Mondays, but confirm current hours with the museum before you go. Weekday mornings are the quietest time to visit, while school groups often arrive midday. Most labels are in Spanish, so a translation app or a guided visit helps non-Spanish speakers. The walk down from Malecón Cisneros takes about 10 minutes. Afterward, you can follow the clifftop parks north toward Parque del Amor.
