Modernist house
Warchavchik, 1932.
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On a quiet street in Vila Mariana stands a white modernist house designed in 1932 by the architect Gregori Warchavchik, the home and studio of the painter Lasar Segall until his death in 1957. Born in Lithuania, Segall settled in Brazil and became one of the pioneers of its modern art, painting migrants, the poor and Brazilian scenes in dense colour. His widow, Jenny Klabin Segall, and their two sons founded the museum and opened it on 21 September 1967; it joined the national memory foundation in 1985 and is now part of the Brazilian Institute of Museums. The collection holds about 3,000 of his works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, along with his personal and photographic archive, and the house also has a library on the performing arts, a small cinema and courses in printmaking and photography. Entry is free. It opens Wednesday to Monday 11:00-19:00 and closes on Tuesdays, about 500 metres from Santa Cruz station on the blue metro line.
Warchavchik, 1932.
Migrants and Brazilian scenes.
Screenings and courses.
Rua Berta 111, Vila Mariana, São Paulo
Yes; it opens Wednesday to Monday 11:00-19:00 and closes on Tuesdays.
