Museu Afro Brasil

About Museu Afro Brasil

The Afro-Brasil Museum is a public institution, subordinate to the Secretariat of Culture of the State of São Paulo and administered by the Afro-Brasil Museum Association - Social Organization of Culture. Located in the Padre Manoel da Nóbrega Pavilion, within São Paulo's most famous Park, Ibirapuera Park, the Museum preserves, in 11,000 m2, a collection of over 6,000 works, including paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, documents, and ethnological pieces, by Brazilian and foreign authors, produced between the 18th century and the present day. The collection covers various aspects of African and Afro-Brazilian cultural universes, addressing themes such as religion, work, art, and slavery, among other topics, by recording the historical trajectory and the African influences in the construction of Brazilian society. The Museum exhibits part of its Collection in the Long-Term Exhibition, holds Temporary Exhibitions, and has an Auditorium and a specialized Library that complement its Cultural Programming throughout the year.