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museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
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Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
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Recife museums

The Museum of Pernambuco State (
Museu do Estado de Pernambuco The Museu do Estado de Pernambuco (MEPE) (''Museum of the State of Pernambuco'') is housed in a 19th-century mansion on the Av. Rui Barbosa in Recife, capital of Pernambuco state, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Re ...
or MEPE) Historical and anthropological museum housed in a 19th-century mansion (Lord Beberibe) in Recife, Capital of Pernambuco state, the "Museu do Estado de Pernambuco (MEPE)" dates back to 1929. From Masters who portrayed the Colonial period, as well as the Dutch invasion (1630) to 20th and 21st century, the museum comprises over 12 thousand art pieces and include panels about the battles of Monte Guararapes and Tabocas. Periodically the museum hosts the "Salão de Arte Contemporânea de
Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
" (Contemporary Art Exhibition) when emerging artists are selected to represent the new run of local professionals who will help to maintain and shape the new profile of the local art scenery. *960, Rui Barbosa Avenue, Graças Tuesday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday 2–5 pm Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue Kahal Zur Israel The historic Recife
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in the Recife Antigo, --Old Recife—is the oldest one in the Americas, dating back to the 17th century. Reopened recently, Kahal is part of the Pernambuco historic patrimony. It was founded by Jews who were once expelled from Portugal and settled in the Netherlands. Some of those Jews immigrated to "New Holland" when the Dutch invaded the Northeastern portion of Brazilian lands occupied by the Portuguese. When the Portuguese, helped by Portuguese-Brazilians, reconquered the land, Recife Portuguese-Brazilian Jews moved further north with the Dutch, whose trips Jews patronized, where "New Amsterdam" was founded on Manhattan island. Thus, the first New York City synagogue was created by the founders of the first synagogue in the New World, in lower Manhattan. It later moved to the Upper West Side, where it is still called "The Portuguese and Spanish Synagogue." *Bom Jesus street, Recife Antigo Francisco Brennand Ceramic Workshop (Atêlier de Cerâmica)
Francisco Brennand Francisco Brennand, or ''Francisco de Paula de Almeida Brennand'', (June 11, 1927 – December 19, 2019), was a Brazilian painter and sculptor, best known for his work in ceramics. Life Francisco de Paula de Almeida Brennand was born in Recif ...
, one of the most important names in contemporary sculptures in Brazil, displays around 2000 pieces of his ceramic works in enormous open sheds, between monuments, gardens and in the midst of an
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reserve in Varzea neighborhood in
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. Many of his works elaborate on abstract beings, that are sensuality symbols. Several anatomic parts are in his studies, mainly from the female body. He also uses ceramic to create floor and wall
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as well as
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s for construction. His studio is set in an old brick factory that belonged to the sculptor's English family. Some of his work is an original and creative miscellaneous between the European- Amerindian-African-
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cultures. *Engenho S. Joǎo, Varzea Monday through Friday - 8 am – 5 pm Museum of the Man of the Northeastern (Museu do Homem do Nordeste) The broad collection describes Pernambuco's culture starting from three main themes: the sugar-cane production cycle, the northeastern man's life style and the folkloric and religious manifestations. Explore the culture heritage of Indian, Portuguese and African in the formation of the
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people. Examples since ''Mocambos'', (poor clay houses) until the big Lord house (casa grande) and the ''Senzala'' (large slaves dormitory) are illustrated in this museum. Also, objects of worship, popular cloth dolls and ceramic from regional artists such as Vitalino, Zé Caboclo, Zé Rodrigues and anonymous people as well. All this makes up the body of the richest museum of cultural anthropology in
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. *2187, 17 Agosto Avenue, Casa Forte Tuesday through Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday 1–5 pm Gilberto Freyre Foundation This space keeps alive the memory of the Master of Apipucos, the writer and sociologist
Gilberto Freyre Gilberto de Mello Freyre (March 15, 1900 – July 18, 1987) was a Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, painter, journalist, congressman born in Recife, Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. He is commonly associated with other m ...
(1900/87), immortalized between other major works in Casa Grande e Senzala. In the house museum, a 19th-century mansion, visitors can check the ecological site (living museum with pitangueiras trails and pau-Brazil trails). In addition to a rich library, with books collections, pictures, paintings, sculptures, crafts and personal objects that belonged to the sociologist. *320 Dois Irmaos street, Apipucos Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm Recife City Museum Set up in a room in Cinco Pontas Fort, it houses pictures, reproductions of old paintings (painted by Franz Post) and objects that describe Recife since the period of Dutch rule, such as over than one thousand antique photos, tableware, Portuguese and French tiles, among other pieces. *Cinco Pontas Fort, S. José Tuesday through Friday 8 am – 6 pm; Saturday and Sunday 1–5 pm Abolition Museum (Museu da Abolição) Is installed in a typical construction designated ''Engenho'' (Large owner of slaves house) called ''Great Magdalene House''. It was inaugurated in 1983 and has on display in his memorial hall, several objects relating to the slavature in the 18th and 19th centuries. It has mini-auditorium and amphitheater where are developed educational and cultural programs. It's an African-Brazilian cultural reference. *150, Benfica street, Madalena Monday through Friday 8 am – 12 noon and 1–5 pm Museum of Modern Art Aloisio Magalhães ( pt, Museu de Arte Moderna Aloisio Magalhães, MAMAM) This museum is always getting new exhibitions of Brazilian and international artists as Rodin and Baskiat. *265, Aurora street, Boa Vista Tuesday through Sunday - 12am/6pm
Ricardo Brennand Institute The Ricardo Brennand Institute (in Portuguese ''Instituto Ricardo Brennand'', IRB) is a cultural institution located in the city of Recife, Brazil. It is a not-for-profit private organization, inaugurated in 2002 by the Brazilian collector and bus ...
Set up in a building that reproduces a castle in medieval style, houses a museum, art gallery and library. Was designed by the collector
Ricardo Brennand Ricardo Coimbra de Almeida Brennand (27 May 1927 – 25 April 2020) was a Brazilian businessman, engineer, and art collector in the state of Pernambuco. In 2002 he founded the Ricardo Brennand Institute, which includes the world's largest p ...
. The Institute has collection of pieces (paintings, objects, daggers, armors, etc.) from different backgrounds covering since the
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(16th century), the Dutch domination period in Recife (17th century) until the Brazil of the 19th century. *Varzea -
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Image and Sound Museum (MISPE) (Museu da Imagem e do Som) This space is dedicated to research. It has a large collection of pieces with over than four thousands between photos, posters, discs, tapes, videos and paintings. Also, organizes constantly exhibitions such as the record of the passage of the ''Zepellin'' and the cycle of super 8 in Pernambuco. The museum is under responsibility of the journalist and movie critic Celso Marconi. *379, Aurora street, Boa Vista Monday through Friday - 8am/2pm Natural Sciences Museum (Museu de Ciências Naturais) Large collection of animals, through mammals, reptiles and insects. Also, for the curious, has a ''
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'' and an
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reserve with 387 ha. * Park and Zoo Dois Irmãos,
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Tuesday through Sunday - 8 am – 5 pm Popular Art Museum (MAP - Museu de Arte Popular) Collection with many pieces of objects (usually clay and ceramics) from artists of the entire northeast of Brazil (including Mestre Vitalino, Louco, Maria Amélia, Nhô Caboclo, Judite, Ana das Carrancas, Zé Caboclo and Benedito). The museum works mainly with Folk art, Art Brut and Intuitive/Outsider art of Brazil from the 60's to today. *S. Pedro square, S. José. Monday through Friday - 8 am – 5 pm Train Museum (Museu do Trem) The museum has photos and collection of parts and tools that were used in the past century, for the construction of the Northeast Railroad. *Visconde de Maua square, central station, S. José Monday through Friday 9 am – 12 noon and 2–5 pm; Saturday through Sunday 2–5 pm Murillo la Greca Museum It has a collection of more than a thousand drawings, two hundreds paintings and many objects; which shows the rejection conscious of the painter
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. He has studied in
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with the Fine Arts Professor Emilio Notte. *366, Leonardo Cavalcante street, Parnamirim Monday through Friday - 8 am – 5 pm Malakoff Tower Cultural Center (Centro cultural Torre Malakoff) Cultural area with proposal involving science, art and technology. Works with exhibitions of photos, comics, among others and it is used for popular manifestations as well. The tower was renovated in 1999 keeping the old features of the
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n style monument, which was built between 1835 and 1855. It was a monument constructed to be used as an
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. Has been registered as a Historical Patrimony and was named after a similar monument on
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peninsula, used as a defense center for Sebastopol on the Crimean war. *Arsenal da Marinha square,
Recife Antigo Recife Antigo (Old Recife) is the historical section of central Recife, Brazil. It is located on the Island of Recife, near the Recife harbor. This historic area has been recently recovered and now holds several clubs, bars and a high-tech center ...
Tuesday through Sunday - 3–8:00pm Military Museum of Brum Fort (Museu Militar do Forte de Brum) Created in 1985, the museum houses Portuguese and English
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s, weapons, pictures, objects that has marked the action of the Brazilian Air Force in the second World War. The Forte de São João Batista do Brum is a military fort built in the 17th century. *Comunidade Luso-Brasileira square, Recife Tuesday through Friday - 9 am – 4:30 pm; Saturday through Sunday 1:30–5pm Currencies Museum (Museu de Valores) Located in the Central Bank of Brazil office in
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, exhibits notes/bills and coins issued in the country since the creation of the bank. The museum in partnership with the
Federal University of Pernambuco Federal University of Pernambuco ( pt, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE) is a public university in Recife, Brazil, established in 1946. UFPE has 70 undergraduate courses and 175 postgraduate courses. , UFPE had 35,000 students and 2,000 ...
in addition to more than seven thousands coins has acquired a collection with two hundred international currencies, set in a room designated ''Currencies of the World''. *1259, Aurora street, Santo Amaro Monday through Friday - 9 am – 4 pm Carnival House (Casa do Carnaval) Works as a source of research and information about the
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in Recife. The club has a vast collection of discs and materials about the many carnivals associations of the city. *52, S. Pedro square, S. José Monday through Friday - 9 am – 7 pm Francisco Brennand Sculptures Park (Parque de Esculturas) Beside his large workshop in Varzea,
Francisco Brennand Francisco Brennand, or ''Francisco de Paula de Almeida Brennand'', (June 11, 1927 – December 19, 2019), was a Brazilian painter and sculptor, best known for his work in ceramics. Life Francisco de Paula de Almeida Brennand was born in Recif ...
has also an open exhibition space in Marco Zero square, located in
Recife Antigo Recife Antigo (Old Recife) is the historical section of central Recife, Brazil. It is located on the Island of Recife, near the Recife harbor. This historic area has been recently recovered and now holds several clubs, bars and a high-tech center ...
. He created this park in celebration of the Brazilian 500 years of foundation. *Marco Zero, Recife Antigo House of Culture (Casa da Cultura) In this space operated before one house of detention, now houses the Museum of the Frevo and a unique crafts shopping center. Each cell has become a regional arts and crafts store. The visitor finds crafts, woodworks, city souvenirs, clay sculptures, antique fine textiles, typical food among other things. All hand-made objects. *Floriano Peixoto street, Santo Antonio Monday through Friday 9 am – 7 pm; Saturday 9 am – 6 pm; Sunday 10 am – 3 pm Pasárgada Area Collection of works, reproduction of works, photos, newspaper articles, from the Manuel Bandeira newspaper. Collected by himself in the home of his grandfather, where he spent his childhood. *263, União street, Boa Vista Monday through Friday - 8am/6pm Aeronautics Museum (Museu da Aeronáutica)


Olinda museums

Space Science Museum (Espaço Ciência Museu) It is an interactive museum of technology, environment and scientific dissemination located between
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and
Olinda Olinda () is a historic city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It is located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in the Recife metropolitan area, Metropolitan Region of Recife, the state capi ...
. The area has also two astronomical observatories located outside its headquarters: one in the
Malakoff Tower Malakoff Tower ( pt, Torre Malakoff) is a tower located in Recife Antigo, Recife. This monument was built between 1835 and 1855 to be used as an observatory and as the main entrance and gateway for ''Arsenal da Marinha'' (Navy Arsenals) square ...
in Recife and the other one in the Alto da Sé IN Olinda. The space science promotes events, courses, workshops, and meetings of science in schools, universities, hospitals, etc. *Salgadinho neighborhood, Olinda Tuesday through Sunday - 8 am – 5 pm Contemporary Art Museum of Pernambuco (MAC - Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Pernambuco) It has a vast collection of artists from Pernambuco as
Francisco Brennand Francisco Brennand, or ''Francisco de Paula de Almeida Brennand'', (June 11, 1927 – December 19, 2019), was a Brazilian painter and sculptor, best known for his work in ceramics. Life Francisco de Paula de Almeida Brennand was born in Recif ...
, Bajado and João. Besides the permanent collection the museum is always doing exhibitions. *149, 13 Maio street, Carmo Monday through Friday - 9 am – 2.30 pm Puppets Museum (Museu do Mamulengo (area Tiridá)) Unique space in all
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to save the art of the ''Mamulengo''. This museum keeps a large body of research with over than 1500 pieces. Also, has the Mamulengo space designated ''Area Tiridá''. This area consists in a theater with one hundred seats which are always being made spectacles of dolls/puppets of ''hand-molengos''. *59, Amparo street, Amparo Sacred Art Museum of
Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
(MASP - Museu de Arte Sacra de
Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
) Shows permanently beautiful sacred pieces. Works where was the first Bishop palace in Pernambuco. *726, Bispo Coutinho street, Alto da Se,
Olinda Olinda () is a historic city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It is located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in the Recife metropolitan area, Metropolitan Region of Recife, the state capi ...
Monday through Friday - 9 am – 1 pm


Recife metropolitan area museums

Lula Cardoso Ayres Museum Permanent exhibition of the artist's over than 300 works, including paintings, drawings, photographs, and studies. *1416, Herminio Alves Queiroz street, Piedade - Jaboatao dos Guararapes Wednesday through Saturday - 4pm/8pm Pinacoteca Museum of Igarassu Art works from the 17th and 18th centuries, showing historical moments of the
Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
state. * Igarassu city - 32 km North of Recife


Pernambuco museums

Una River Museum (Museu do Una) The collection includes the biodiversity and culture of region's
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watershed of the Una River, along the coastal ecosystems around the island between
Tamandaré Tamandarë (Brazilian Portuguese: ''Tamandaré''; Old Tupi: ''Tamandûaré'', lit. "different") is a coastal municipality about south of Recife, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - ...
(PE) and
Maragogi Maragogi is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, 125 km north of the capital city of Maceió. It has 33,032 inhabitants, a city situated on the northern coast of Alagoas state, Brazil, being the easternmost city of that state. ...
( AL). *Varzéa do Una - Sǎo José da Coroa Grande 105 km South Friday through Sunday - 11 am – 5 pm Luis Gonzaga Museum (Museu Gonzagão) Open in 1989, after the death of the great country musician Luiz Gonzaga, considered the ''King of Baião''. Includes objects, discs, pictures, and various
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s used by the musician. *Casa Branca highway, BR 122, Exú 670 km West Monday through Friday - 7 am – 5 pm and Saturday through Sunday 7 am – 6 pm Semi Arid Museum or Sertão Museum
Sertão The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the "hinterland" or "backcountry". In Brazil, it refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil (similar to the specific association of "outback" with Australia in English ...
means
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in Portuguese, and this museum is about the life and history of the 'Sertão Pernambucano'. Which is portrayed through their work tools, weapons and objects used by the Brazilian
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s. Also, has a plaster house replica often used by those people. This collection includes also relating material with
Lampião "Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva (), better known as Lampião (older spelling: ''Lampeão'', , meaning "lantern" or "oil lamp"), was probably the twentieth century's most successful traditional bandit leader. The banditry endemic to the Brazi ...
, one of the famous Brazilian outlaws from the start of the last century. *Esmelinda Brandão street,
Petrolina Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River. The population was 354,317 in 2020, and the total area is  km², making it the largest m ...
- 720 km West
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Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 10am/6pm Saturday - 2pm/6pm ; Sunday - 8am/12am Cangaço Museum (Museu do Cangaço) The history of '' Cangaço'', one of the Brazilian revolutionary movement and also a life style is preserved in this collection. There are weapons, clothes, letters and various objects used by ''cangaceiros'' (cangaço outlaws) during the existence of the ''Lampião'' band. Lampião was the famous cangaceiro in the Northeast Region of Brazil in the start of the last century, and the way he operates is something similar to the Robin Hood in England, but for real. *Monsenhor Elizeu square,
Triunfo, Pernambuco Triunfo is a municipality in the Northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The estimated population in 2020, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) was 15,243. The area of the municipality is 191.52 km2, a ...
- 400 km West Monday through Saturday - 8 am – 12 noon and 2–5 pm Sunday - 8am/12am Clay Museum (Museu do Barro - Zé Caboclo) This museum offers to the visitors the best of the
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ceramic in the region. Exhibits works as artists as Master Vitalino, but also opens spaces for the new generation of
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. *100, Coronel José Vasconcelos square, Tancredo Neves cultural center,
Caruaru Caruaru is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The most populous city in the interior of the state, Caruaru is located in the microzone of Agreste and because of its cultural importance, it is nicknamed ''Capital do Agreste'' (Por ...
- 140 km West Tuesday through Saturday - 8am/5pm and Sundays - 9am/1pm Cachaça Museum or Brazilian Rum Museum Its recognized by the
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as the owner of the largest collection of the
Cachaça ''Cachaça'' () is a distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice. Also known as ''pinga'', ''caninha'', and other names, it is the most popular spirit among distilled alcoholic beverages in Brazil.Cavalcante, Messias Soares. Todos os no ...
(also known as the Brazilian rum) in the world. It also has a large number of articles related to this drink, as glasses, tables, pictures, poems, jokes and other decorative curiosities. *
Carpina Carpina is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. Its economy is based on commerce and footwear industry. Its current mayor is Manoel Botafogo. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana * Boundaries - Tracunhaém, Buenos Aires a ...
- 60 km North-West of
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; open all days 9 am – 5 pm Sacred Art Museum of Goiana (Museu de Arte Sacra de Goiana) It has an exclusive hall for exhibition of Saints made by local artists with disabilities. There are also sacred art objects from the 17th to the 20th century. *Nossa Senhora dos Homens Pretos Church, Amparo street,
Goiana Goiana is a city in Brazil in the northeast of the state of Pernambuco, roughly 65 km north of the city of Recife, 51 km from the capital of Paraíba and 2,187 km from Brasília. Its historic center was declared a National Histor ...
- 65 km North Monday through Friday 8am/5pm ; Saturday and Sunday - 8 am – 12 noon


See also

* Video Francisco Brennand Museu

* Video Ricardo Brennand Institute Museu

* Video Recife City Museu

* Video Old Recife (PT)''

* Video Recife, Capital (PT)'

Museums in Pernambuco,
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