The Immigration Museum of the State of São Paulo () is a museum of
immigration
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...
in the
Mooca neighbourhood in east
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, Brazil.
It is located in the
Immigrant Inn building, which opened in 1887.
The "Historical Center of Immigrants" was created in 1986.
The Immigration Museum () was formally created on 25 June 1993 by an official decree by
Luís Antônio Fleury Filho, managing the collection of the Historical Center. The first "Immigrant Fest" took place in 1996.
The "Memorial of the Immigrant" was created in 1998, which was renamed the Immigration Museum in 2010.
Renovations of the building started in 2010,
which lasted 3.5 years and cost R$20 million. It reopened on 31 May 2014 as the Immigration Museum of the State of São Paulo.
Its exhibition areas include a wooden wall engraved with over 14,000 surnames,
a long-term exhibition called ''Migrate: Experiences, Memories and Identities'' (), a reproduction of a dormitory and a dining room, and over 200 items such as furniture and suitcases,
as well as temporary exhibitions. It also has a digital collection.
The museum has over 12,000 items donated by immigrants, migrants and their descendants.
The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Entrance is R$10, with free entrance on Saturday, and free late nights every other Friday (open until 8 p.m.). The museum also has a library (), which is open Tuesday-Friday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
See also
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Brazilian northeastern migration
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Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil
References
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Museums in São Paulo
Immigration to Brazil