Bahia Museum of Art

Coordinates: 12°59′37″S 38°31′34″W / 12.993657°S 38.525977°W / -12.993657; -38.525977
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Bahia Museum of Art
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EstablishedJuly 23, 1918; 105 years ago (1918-07-23)
LocationSalvador, Brazil
Coordinates12°59′37″S 38°31′34″W / 12.993657°S 38.525977°W / -12.993657; -38.525977
TypeArt museum

The Bahia Museum of Art (Portuguese: Museu de Arte da Bahia) is a museum located in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. This museum is one of the oldest museums in the State of Bahia.[1]

History[edit]

The museum was created to preserve the historical and ethnographic heritage of Salvador de Bahia, over time, the museum focused on expanding its catalog of collections in the arts.[2] The museum was founded in 1918. In 1982, the museum moved to the Vitória Palace.[1] The Vitória Palace was formerly used as the headquarters of the Secretary of Education.[3] In 2019, the museum was awarded the medal "Diploma and Medal for Museological Merit" by the Brazilian Regional Museology Council.[4] In 2020, the museum joined the Google Arts & Culture platform, in which an adapted version of Google Street View was added to the museum's interior.[5]

Collections[edit]

The museum has 5,000 works of art including religious sculptures, paintings, ceramics, photographs, documents and glass art. The museum contains pieces of decorative arts of Brazilian, Oriental and European origin.[1] The museum includes works of art by brazilian artists José Teófilo de Jesus, José Joaquim da Rocha, Alberto Valença, Mendonça Filho and Presciliano Silva.[6] The museum has a library with 12,000 books as well as plastic arts exhibits.[7] The museum also houses collections of the historian Góis Calmon.[8] Among the museum's collections are 19th century tiles and various antiques.[9] In 2017, the museum organized an exhibition of Judite Pimentel's artwork.[10] The museum also has a collection of statues made of marble.[11]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Museu de Arte da Bahia". Conhecendo Museus (in European Portuguese). 2014-05-26. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  2. ^ Imbroisi, Margaret (2016-11-06). "Museu de Arte da Bahia". Historia das Artes (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  3. ^ "Conheça o Museu de Arte da Bahia". Leiamaisba. 2013-09-06. Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  4. ^ "Salvador: Museu de Arte da Bahia recebe medalha de mérito museológico". Jornal Grande Bahia (JGB) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-06-02. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  5. ^ Loiola, Natália (2020-11-20). "Museu de Arte da Bahia lança seu acervo digitalmente". Tudo Bahia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  6. ^ "Bahia Art Museum - MAB". Salvador - Bahia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  7. ^ "Museus" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  8. ^ "Conheça a História do Museu de Arte da Bahia". Beco das Palavras (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  9. ^ Lorenzi, Gabriel (2018-07-17). "Museu de Arte da Bahia em Salvador". Dicas do Nosso Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  10. ^ "Museu de Arte da Bahia inaugura exposição inédita de Judite Pimentel". Revista Museu. 2019-11-21. Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  11. ^ Museu de Arte da Bahia | Conhecendo Museus | TV Brasil | Educação (in Brazilian Portuguese), 2014-04-29, retrieved 2021-09-07
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