Museo Municipal de Teatro | |
 The Municipal Theatre Museum in the Plaza de las Artes, Lima | |
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| Established | 26 July 1966 (1966-07-26) |
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| Location | Jirón Huancavelica 338,Lima |
TheMunicipal Theatre Museum (Spanish:Museo Municipal de Teatro) is amuseum in thehistoric centre of Lima,Peru. Formerly located on the first floor of theTeatro Segura, it is currently located onJirón Huancavelica 338, behind the theatre.[1]
The museum, originally installed on the first floor of theTeatro Segura, has a wide collection of gifts and souvenirs donated by artists who performed inLima, such as the slippers ofCuban dancerAlicia Alonso,Spanish dancerCarmen Amaya and thebaton of Arturo Padovani, who directed to the musicians at the inauguration of theForero Theatre. Also on display are the baton and piano of the artistRosa Mercedes Ayarza de Morales, the first Peruvian artist to conduct an orchestra. In one space the history oftheatre in Peru is explained, from its origins in theviceregal era. Likewise, it has an extensive collection of photographic albums, where there is the photograph of Russian ballerinaAnna Pavlova, two photographic albums and records of two complete operas recorded by tenorAlejandro Granda [es] and an authentic photograph of the composer of theNational Anthem of Peru,José Bernardo Alzedo.[1][2]
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