Lima is home to the country's most prestigious public universities, including the National University of San Marcos (1551), the oldest in the western hemisphere, the National Engineering University (1896), and the La Molina National Agrarian University (1902). Private universities are also located in Lima, notably the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (1917), the University of San Martín de Porres (1962), University of the Pacific (1962), Women's University of the Sacred Heart (1962),the University of Lima (1962), and Ricardo Palma University (1969).
Cultural and recreational opportunities are varied in the metropolitan area. The municipal theater hosts theater, symphony, opera, and ballet performances. Lima is home to a wide range of museums, many focusing on Peru's indigenous heritage. These include the National Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, the Gold Museum of Peru, the Museum of the Central Reserve Bank, and the Rafael Larco Herrera Museum, which specializes in pre-Hispanic ceramics. Art and history museums are also found in metropolitan Lima, including the National Museum of the Republic, the Museum of Peruvian Culture, and the Museum of the Inquisition, in the building where colonial Catholic officials questioned and tortured those suspected of heresy or witchcraft.
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