Mary Divine Materiality

The Pedro de Osma Museum presents Mary, Divine Materiality, a unique exhibition that proposes a profound reflection on the figure of the Virgin Mary through the richness of Peruvian viceregal art. More than a display of objects, this exhibition is a bridge between spirituality, artistic craft, and historical presence, where the divine manifests in matter — stone, wood, metal, gold leaf, or textile — transforming each piece into a vestige of faith and human creation.

Distributed across eight thematic stations, the exhibition invites visitors to explore how, for more than three centuries, Marian devotion was expressed through the technical and symbolic mastery of the artisans and craftsmen of the viceregal period. Through a contemporary museography based on the raw texture of scaffolding and wood — which evokes the artist's workshop and the very process of creation — a narrative is presented that traverses history, faith, and aesthetic perception.

Among the more than 50 pieces on display, 19 unpublished works stand out, having undergone rigorous research and restoration processes, along with relics of exceptional value. One of the central pieces welcoming the public is the cloak and scapular of the Virgin of the Gate of Otuzco, embroidered with silver and gold threads and exhibited in Lima for the first time as a living symbol of popular devotion.

The Pedro de Osma Museum presents Mary, Divine Materiality, a unique exhibition that proposes a profound reflection on the figure of the Virgin Mary through the richness of Peruvian viceregal art. More than a display of objects, this exhibition is a bridge between spirituality, artistic craft, and historical presence, where the divine manifests in matter — stone, wood, metal, gold leaf, or textile — transforming each piece into a vestige of faith and human creation.

Distributed across eight thematic stations, the exhibition invites visitors to explore how, for more than three centuries, Marian devotion was expressed through the technical and symbolic mastery of the artisans and craftsmen of the viceregal period. Through a contemporary museography based on the raw texture of scaffolding and wood — which evokes the artist's workshop and the very process of creation — a narrative is presented that traverses history, faith, and aesthetic perception.

Among the more than 50 pieces on display, 19 unpublished works stand out, having undergone rigorous research and restoration processes, along with relics of exceptional value. One of the central pieces welcoming the public is the cloak and scapular of the Virgin of the Gate of Otuzco, embroidered with silver and gold threads and exhibited in Lima for the first time as a living symbol of popular devotion.

The Pedro de Osma Museum presents Mary, Divine Materiality, a unique exhibition that proposes a deep reflection on the figure of the Virgin Mary through the richness of Peruvian colonial art. More than an exhibition of objects, this exhibition serves as a bridge between spirituality, artistic craft, and historical presence, where the divine manifests in matter — stone, wood, metal, gold leaf, or fabric — transforming each piece into a vestige of faith and human creation.

Distributed across eight thematic stations, the exhibition invites visitors to explore how, for more than three centuries, Marian devotion was expressed through the technical and symbolic mastery of artisans and craftsmen during the colonial period. Through contemporary museography, based on the raw texture of scaffolding and wood—evoking the artist's workshop and the very process of creation—a narrative unfolds that traverses history, faith, and aesthetic perception.

Among the more than 50 pieces on display, 19 unpublished works stand out, subjected to rigorous processes of research and restoration, along with relics of exceptional value. One of the central pieces welcoming the public is the cloak and scapular of the Virgin of the Door of Otuzco, embroidered with silver and gold threads and exhibited in Lima for the first time as a living symbol of popular devotion.

Thanks to collaboration with national and international institutions —including the Embassy of Spain in Peru, the Brotherhood of the Virgen de la Puerta de Otuzco, the Fundación Obra Pía de los Pizarro, the Heritage Research Center of the UTEC, and the Choir of the University of Piura— the exhibition stands as a dialogue between tradition, technique, and contemporaneity, making visible the aesthetic and spiritual power of religious art in Hispano-American culture.

Mary, Divine Materiality can be visited in Room 10 of the Pedro de Osma Museum, Barranco, from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. An opportunity to contemplate the convergence of faith, history, and art in a journey that transforms the intangible into a palpable experience.

Thanks to collaboration with national and international institutions —including the Embassy of Spain in Peru, the Brotherhood of the Virgen de la Puerta de Otuzco, the Fundación Obra Pía de los Pizarro, the Heritage Research Center of the UTEC, and the Choir of the University of Piura— the exhibition stands as a dialogue between tradition, technique, and contemporaneity, making visible the aesthetic and spiritual power of religious art in Hispano-American culture.

Mary, Divine Materiality can be visited in Room 10 of the Pedro de Osma Museum, Barranco, from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. An opportunity to contemplate the convergence of faith, history, and art in a journey that transforms the intangible into a palpable experience.

Thanks to collaboration with national and international institutions —including the Embassy of Spain in Peru, the Brotherhood of the Virgen de la Puerta de Otuzco, the Fundación Obra Pía de los Pizarro, the Heritage Research Center of the UTEC, and the Choir of the University of Piura— the exhibition stands as a dialogue between tradition, technique, and contemporaneity, making visible the aesthetic and spiritual power of religious art in Hispano-American culture.

Mary, Divine Materiality can be visited in Room 10 of the Pedro de Osma Museum, Barranco, from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. An opportunity to contemplate the convergence of faith, history, and art in a journey that transforms the intangible into a palpable experience.

Apocalyptic Virgin

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