Museum of Art of the Parliament of São Paulo

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Museum of Art of the Parliament of São Paulo
Museu de Arte do Parlamento de São Paulo
Museum of Art of the Parliament of São Paulo
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Established2002 (2002)
LocationSão Paulo, Brazil
Coordinates23°34′49.7″S 46°39′27.71″W / 23.580472°S 46.6576972°W / -23.580472; -46.6576972
TypeArt museum
OwnerLegislative Assembly of São Paulo

Museum of Art of the Parliament of São Paulo (Museu de Arte do Parlamento de São Paulo), is a contemporary art museum housed in the Palácio 9 de Julho, the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo house. The Palace is located in south of the city, opposite to the Ibirapuera Park.

History

Founded in 2002,[1] the museum is run by the Department of Artistic Heritage of the Legislative Assembly. From its foundation and until 2012, the museum's coordination was entrusted to Emanuel von Lauenstein Massarani, historian, journalist, diplomat, superintendent of Cultural Heritage of the Assembly Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo, and president of the Institute for the Recovery of Historical Heritage in the State of São Paulo.[2]

Organization

The Museum of Art of the Parliament of São Paulo collects

ceramics and photographs, exploring the Brazilian
contemporary art.

The collection consists of over 1,200 works (2012)[3] and includes sculptures of the "Museu da Sculptura ao Ar Livre" (Museum of Outdoor Sculpture) located in the grounds of the Parliament.

The museum promotes

artworks of the first "Parliament
Art Collection", the "Museu da ao Ar Livre Sculpture" and also transforms the Parliament in an important site for the diffusion of art and culture.

Respecting the

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