Brazilian House Museum

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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The Brazilian House Museum (MCB) is a public institution under the Secretary of Culture of the State of São Paulo. It is located on Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue, in São Paulo, in the former manor house that belonged to Fábio da Silva Prado and his wife, Renata Crespi Prado. The only Brazilian institution dedicated to the study, preservation and exhibition of the history of furniture and applied arts, MCB is also recognized as one of the most dynamic centers of study of architecture and contemporary design in Brazil. Every year, MCB promotes the Design Award of the Brazilian House Museum, one of the most prestigious awards in the area of ​​product design in the country.



It has a valuable collection of furniture, religious implements and decorative objects of historical and artistic importance, produced in Brazil and abroad between the 17th and 20th centuries. It also houses part of the artistic collection of the Crespi-Prado Foundation, loaned to the museum and displayed in the lobby and on the second floor of the manor. Finally, the MCB maintains the Ernani Bruno Archive, a binder of citations on equipment, uses and domestic customs of Brazilian society throughout its history. Produced in the 1970s by a group of researchers from the University of São Paulo, the archive is the only one of its kind in the country.



The enlargement of the museum profile of the institution has enabled, over the years, the emergence of new proposals and approaches, in which architecture and design have gained considerable space through temporary exhibitions, conferences, awards and contests. In 1986, the Design Award of the Brazilian House Museum was created, which quickly established itself as one of the most prestigious awards in the area of ​​product design in the country, and an important reference for professionals and students in the area. Since 1993, the museum has also hosted the Young Architects Award, promoted by the Brazilian Institute of Architects (IAB).





The design of the building went in the opposite direction to the architectural panorama of the city at the time, which was characterized by bold plant buildings - which did not prevent the interior of the residence from adopting the standards of modernity and functionality of the time. The building consists of a central block with two floors and two side wings. In its construction, plastered brick masonry, sandstone floors from Minas Gerais, Portuguese marble and “canal” tiles were used. Noble and imported materials were used in the decoration of the manor house, from the marble floor covering and the noble wood doors to the Italian mosaics decorating the bathrooms. The work was completed in 1945.



The manor became a place of official receptions, where were hosted important authorities of the national and international political scene, such as Prince Ali Khan, Queen Elizabeth II of England and Prince Phillip, among others. It was also frequented by personalities from the Brazilian artistic and intellectual milieu, hosting the annual "Fábio Prado Prize for Encouraging the Humanities, Literature, Theater and Cinema" - which bestowed honors on names such as Florestan Fernandes and José Lins do Rego. With the death of Fabio Prado in 1963, Renata Crespi left the solar. In March 1968 Renata transferred the ownership of Solar Fábio Prado to the Padre Anchieta Foundation, in accordance with the wish expressed in life by her husband. In 1972, the Padre Anchieta Foundation ceded the use of solar under lending to the Brazilian House Museum.



Initially, Solar Fábio Prado was located at one end of a large garden of approximately 15,000 square meters. A series of expropriations and urban changes in the surrounding area, however, reduced the green area to less than half of its original size. Even so, the current garden of approximately 6,000 square meters draws attention amid the dense mass of concrete in the region where the solar is. It houses approximately 200 Brazilian tree species and several bird species.



Schedule:

monday Closed

Tuesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Wednesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Thursday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Saturday 10am - 6pm

Sunday 10am - 6pm
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