Lima - Museum of the Inquisition and Congress Museo de la Inquisición y del Congreso

The Museum of the Inquisition and Congress (Museo de la Inquisición y del Congreso) is housed in a restored mansion that was used by the Spanish Inquisition from 1570 to 1820 and eventually became the Senate building. Exhibits explain the history and impact of the Inquisition. Visitors can tour underground rooms once used as torture chambers for those accused of heresy. Some of the instruments used to torture victims are on display. The basement of the Museum of the Inquisition is also home to a wax exhibit with life like figures being tortured by various methods. Upstairs is the university library, noted for its carved wooden ceiling.

The Museum of the Inquisition and Congress is located on the Plaza Bolivar in central Lima.