The thing that stuck out the most to me about this museum were the many depictions of bulls.
After questioning the meaning of all of the bulls, I learned that many people in Peru (especially of Cusco) place these bulls on the tops of their houses to protect them from thieves.
In addition to the bulls, various other handmade and handwoven articles were displayed in the museum, including bright and multi-colored bags and baskets with handles.
Finally, another big part of the museum's displays were many handwoven sombreros worn by the people of the region.
Based on my very limited knowledge of the Spanish language, I believe that the museum wasn't fully opened when we arrived so there wasn't a whole lot to see. However, after we were finished viewing the museum, we did visit the museum's bookstore, which was quite fascinating. There were many interesting (and expensive) books on topics such as the history of Peru's independence and books on quipus, the latter of which I purchased. The book I bought is entirely written in Spanish, which, while inconvenient currently, will help me to achieve my goal of becoming fluent in the Spanish language.
One of the displays that I didn't get to observe were the collections of masks that the museum possesses. They can be seen from this link: http://www.limaeasy.com/culture-guide/museums-lima/museum-of-art-and-popular-tradition.
Like I stated earlier, we didn't get to see that much, but overall I had a fun time at this museum.
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