Art collection
Brazilian modern art.
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Apoxymenos (2008) — Public domain · Governo do Estado de São Paulo — CC BY 2.0 · Governo do Estado de São Paulo — CC BY 2.0 · Governo do Estado de São Paulo — CC BY 2.0
The Palácio dos Bandeirantes is the seat of the São Paulo state government and the governor's official residence, in the upmarket Morumbi district. The Italian architect Marcello Piacentini designed it in 1938, and building began in 1954 to house the Conde Francisco Matarazzo University, giving it an Italian style with neoclassical touches, before money ran out. The state expropriated it, and it has been the seat of the executive since 19 April 1964, replacing the Campos Elíseos Palace. Since 1970 it has housed the art collection of the Government Palaces, assembled by a committee of critics and writers, with furniture, paintings and objects by major Brazilian artists such as Portinari, Tarsila do Amaral, Djanira and Volpi. Changing exhibitions from the collection fill its main halls. Free guided tours of about an hour are led by educators, usually Tuesday to Sunday; large groups must book ahead, and it is worth checking the times before going, since this is a working government building whose programme can change.
Brazilian modern art.
On a guided tour.
Near the Glass House.
Avenida Morumbi 4500, Morumbi, São Paulo
Yes, on free guided tours of about an hour, usually Tuesday to Sunday; large groups book ahead.
