Confira a programação de museus para o aniversário de São Paulo

In celebration of 471 years of São Paulo, different museums are preparing special programs with free admission to bring reflections on the city's history and culture, whether with audiovisual works, exhibitions, concerts, guided tours or even reading groups. Here are some of the options for these centers that will be exploring the richness of São Paulo this Saturday, January 25: Museu Afro Brasil Emanoel Araujo

Coletivo Coletores occupy the façade of the Afro Brasil Museum

(Joyce Cury/Divulgação)

On January 24 and 25, the Museu Afro Brasil Emanoel Araujo will host an unprecedented video projection on its façade by Coletivo Coletores, a duo formed by Flávio Camargo and Toni Baptiste. The work entitled AKOMA is a visual narrative that brings together Afro-Latin histories and territories, and will be supported by the architecture of the museum's headquarters. The work explores narratives of personalities and events that symbolize resistance and the struggle for memory and human rights. There will be five screenings a day, each lasting 15 minutes, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

Address: Marquise do Museu Afro Brasil Emanoel Araujo | Ibirapuera Park, Gate 10 - Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, s/n - Vila Mariana, São Paulo/SP Dates: January 24 and 25, 2025 Opening hours: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

MASP - Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand

Entrance to MASP's Pietro Maria Bardi Building

(Leonardo Finotti/Divulgação)

With free admission on January 25 and 26, MASP will promote the Prelude event, which will take place in the Pietro Maria Bardi Building. It will be the first time that the museum has opened the doors of the new building to the public before the official opening. Among the highlights of the weekend's attractions is an unprecedented, dramatized reading of letters written by Lina Bo Bardi - the architect who designed the museum's original building - to Pietro Maria Bardi, her husband and MASP's first artistic director. There will be concerts by Xênia França and the group Bixiga 70, who will perform with singer-songwriter Tássia Reis. The musical agenda also includes the Heliópolis Choir, which will perform popular and classical compositions, and Studio3 Cia de Dança and dancer and choreographer Morena Nascimento, who will give dance performances. The children's program will feature activities that stimulate body movement, with dances and music by the Barbatuques group and Cris Gouveia - accompanied by musicians Marcellus Meirelles and Roberta Kelly - as well as recreational activities, such as a circus intervention with balloons by Circo Show. The Lina Bo Bardi Building will also be part of the celebration with the opening of the shutters of the 2nd Floor Gallery at dusk, giving the public a panoramic view of Avenida Paulista and downtown São Paulo. To this end, the building's opening hours will be extended until 9pm. Address: MASP - Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand | Avenida Paulista, 1578 - Bela Vista Opening hours: From 10 a.m. on both days Entry: Even though it's free, from January 23 it's necessary to collect your ticket via the websitemasp.org.br for all the activities on the program. Casa das Rosas

(Divulgação/Divulgação)

At Casa das Rosas, the public is invited to interact and imagine other ways of living in the city of São Paulo. On the 25th, the Educational Action Center will hold the thematic visit "Paulista Avenue and Urban Transformations", promoting a conversation about the relationship between Casa das Rosas and its territory and the city's recent history, as well as discussing the architectural and social changes that have taken place between the end of the 19th century and the present day on Avenida Paulista. For the occasion, 20 places will be available for in-person participation on a first-come, first-served basis with a password. Address: Av. Paulista, 37, Bela Vista Opening hours: from 14:30 to 16:00 Pinacoteca

(Levi Fanan/CASACOR)

Also in celebration of São Paulo's anniversary, the Pinacoteca will have a guided tour "São Paulo and the collection", with curator Yuri Quevedo, who will establish relationships between the centenary building on Pina Luz and the city. The tour will discuss the strategies that artists from different contexts have used to imagine and represent the territory, the landscape and the city. In addition, the museum's education department runs an artistic experimentation workshop and offers games related to the works in the collection. Address: Edifício Pina Luz* | Praça da Luz, 2, Bom Retiro, São Paulo - SP *Meeting point: Octagon Time: 11am Also at the Pinacoteca, but in the afternoon, the duo Viola Paulista, formed by João Arruda and Levi Ramiro, will occupy the inner courtyard of the Pina Luz building, in dialog with the exhibition "Caipiras: das derrubadas à saudade". The master viola players offer the public an encounter with the magic of the viola, in a deep dive into the roots and creativity of Brazilian music based on the rich cosmology of the caipira. To enrich the musical dialog, the masters share their guitars with the delicacy of Ester Alves' flute. Address: Edifício Pina Luz, no Pátio interno | Praça da Luz, 2, Bom Retiro, São Paulo - SP Time: 15h Museu do Ipiranga

The Ipiranga Museum will host a concert by sanfoneira Adriana Sanchez, who will play songs by musicians beloved by São Paulo audiences. The artist's repertoire includes songs by great singers and composers such as Paulo Vanzolini, Tom Zé, Rita Lee, Maria Rita and Adoniran Barbosa. The performance, which will feature a Libras interpreter, will also include songs by Luiz Gonzaga, paying homage to the travelers who left the Northeast and put down roots in São Paulo. Address: Auditório do Museu do Ipiranga | Parque da Independência - Ipiranga Time: 11am Free tickets: Pick up one hour in advance at the ticket office of the Museu do Ipiranga. Subject to availability. In addition to the traditional free admission on the 25th, the Museum will also have free admission on Sunday, the 26th, on the initiative of Shell, one of the Museum's sponsors. Visitors will thus be able to take advantage of the special program prepared for the date, including a visit to the monument building, the collection on display and the observation deck, which offers a panoramic view of the city. Address: Museu do Ipiranga | Parque da Independência - Ipiranga Hours: from 10am to 5pm (last entry: 4pm) Tickets: Tickets will be distributed free of charge at the box office on the day of the visit, from 9am. MAS-SP - Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo

(Divulgação/Divulgação)

The Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo, in partnership with Sociarte (Sociedade dos Amigos da Arte de São Paulo), opens the exhibition "Memorabilia - Collecting Memories of São Paulo"on January 25. The exhibition will celebrate the history and culture of the city of São Paulo, presenting pieces that awaken memories and connect the São Paulo community to its roots. The exhibition, which runs until March 9, brings together iconographies depicting landscapes, everyday scenes and monuments, as well as highlighting artistic plasticity in paintings, sculptures and commemorative objects. Throughout the exhibition there will be educational activities and guided tours. Address: Avenida Tiradentes, 676 Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Check out the museum program for São Paulo's birthday

Matérias relacionadas: