Catalogue of the Amano Museum, one of the first purpose-built museums in Peru and considered one of the most important exhibition space for the history and evolution of textile art in Peru, from its origins to the Incas. The museum is the legacy of the late Japanese businessman and collector Yoshitaro Amano (Japan 1898 - Peru 1982), inaugurated in 1964. Most of the collection is relative to the Chancay culture recognized for its magnificent gauzes. It also has a ceramic collection. Since the remodeling in 1973, the museum has doubled the available exhibition space, improved conservation methods, and made it possible to display more than six hundred textile works from the Amano collection. New features include informative panels, videos, and the very latest multimedia applications.