[en] This research studied the relationship between the management of the National Museum of Peruvian Culture (MNCP) and context throughout its history. This relationship was studied in the light of the economy of culture. This investigation described the history MNCP management, cultural values that projected and how they were developed through interaction with their context described. The MNCP??founded?in 1946??is one of the oldest museums in the country. During its history it has had a close relationship with?the academic and cultural development of the country. It is notable for the large collection of folk art pieces reflecting national cultural diversity. Despite its trajectory and work in recent years it has not had the public and recognition it should. This study sought to help the MNCP be consolidated as an updated space, aware of its history and its potential. It was used the method of analysis-synthesis, with a qualitative approach and not experimental type. Information was collected by literature review and semi-structured interviews with managers and employees of the museum. Six periods of the history of MNCP were identified, described and analyzed: 1) Antecedents 2) First years of MNCP (1946-1956); 3) Anthropology and archeology at the MNCP (1956-1992); 4) The history of art and rebirth IAP (1992-2003); 5) Folk Art as Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003-2014); and 6) Current period (2014-2016). This research led to the conclusion that the MNCP is the result of a historical process in which the museum management are closely related, cultural values it projects and it context. It was concluded that it is essential that the MNCP place society and its transformations in the center of their work, to become a more dynamic, proactive adapted to the public and to their environment and their problems. Finally, it was concluded that the Economy of Culture is a useful tool for the study of management and?its historical development MNCP.

[es] En este trabajo se estudia la relaci?n entre?la gesti?n del Museo?Nacional de la?Cultura?Peruana (MNCP)?y su contexto a lo largo de su historia. Esta relaci?n se ha analizado a la luz de la econom?a de la cultura. Para esto se?ha tenido en cuenta?la historia de la gesti?n del MNCP, los valores culturales que proyect??y c?mo estos se formaron mediante la interacci?n con su contexto.?El MNCP??fundado en 1946??es uno de los museos m?s antiguos del Per?. Durante su historia?ha tenido una estrecha relaci?n con el devenir acad?mico y cultural?del pa?s. Se?destaca?por?la gran colecci?n de piezas de arte popular que?refleja la diversidad cultural nacional.?A pesar de su trayectoria y labor, en los ?ltimos a?os no ha tenido el p?blico ni el?reconocimiento que debiera. Esta investigaci?n busca contribuir a que el MNCP se consolide como un espacio actualizado, consciente de su historia y su potencial. Hemos utilizado el m?todo de an?lisis-s?ntesis, con un enfoque cualitativo y?de tipo?no experimental.?Hemos recopilado informaci?n mediante revisi?n bibliogr?fica y entrevistas semiestructuradas en profundidad con directivos y colaboradores del museo. Se identificaron, describieron y analizaron?seis periodos de la?historia?del MNCP:?1) Antecedentes, 2) Primeros a?os del MNCP (1946-1956); 3) La antropolog?a y la arqueolog?a en el MNCP (1956-1992); 4) La historia del arte y el renacer del IAP (1992-2003); 5) El arte popular como patrimonio cultural inmaterial (2003-2014); y 6) Periodo actual (2014-2016).?Esta investigaci?n?ha permitido concluir que el MNCP es el resultado de un proceso hist?rico en el cual se relacionan estrechamente la gesti?n del museo, los valores culturales que proyecta y su contexto.? Para concluir creemos que es fundamental que el MNCP ponga a la sociedad y sus transformaciones en el centro de su quehacer, para convertirse en un espacio m?s din?mico, adaptado al p?blico y propositivo frente a su entorno y?a?sus problem?ticas.?Finalmente, tratamos de demostrar que?la Econom?a de la Cultura?es?una disciplina ?til para abordar?el estudio de?la gesti?n del MNCP y?su devenir hist?rico.