24.11.2021
Photo: Alisson Ricardo / MCB’s diclosure
The temporary exhibitions currently open to visitors at the Museu da Casa Brasileira – an institution of the Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy of the State of São Paulo – say goodbye to the public shortly.
“Bernardo Figueiredo: Brazilian designer and architect” and “Jean Gillon: artist-designer” present the careers of two important figures in the composition of the historical mosaic of Brazilian modernism in the design and architecture segments.
BERNARDO FIGUEIREDO: BRAZILIAN DESIGNER AND ARCHITECT
Carried out in partnership with the factory from Rio Grande do Sul Schuster Móveis – a producer of Bernardo’s furniture since 2011 – it is curated by Maria Cecília Loschiavo dos Santos, Amanda Beatriz Palma de Carvalho and Karen Matsuda, also authors of the book that portrays the career of the designer and architect.
JEAN GILLON: ARTIST-DESIGNER
Executed in conjunction with the Passado Compound Século XX gallery, it is curated by the gallery owner and collector Graça Bueno and the MCB’s technical team.
The show features works – dated between 1940 and 2005 – on all fronts of work by Jean Gillon, artist and designer born in Romania, naturalized Brazilian when he settled in Brazil, he also worked with sculpture, engraving, tapestry, painting, scenography and decoration.
SERVICE:
Opening until December 12, 2021.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 6 pm.
Tickets: R$15 and R$7.50 (half price) | Children under 10 and over 60 are exempt | Disabled people and their companion pay half price
Free on Tuesdays.
On-site accessibility
Bike rack with 40 spaces | Pay parking on site
About MCB
The Museu da Casa Brasileira, an institution of the Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy of the State of São Paulo, has been dedicated, for 51 years, to the preservation and dissemination of the material culture of the Brazilian house, being the only museum in the country specializing in architecture and design . The MCB’s program includes temporary and long-term exhibitions, with an agenda that also includes educational service activities, debates, lectures and publications contextualizing the museum’s vocation for the formation of critical thinking on themes such as architecture, urbanism, housing, economy creative, urban mobility and sustainability. Among its numerous initiatives, the MCB Design Award, the main award in the segment in the country, held since 1986, stand out; and the Casas do Brasil project, to rescue and preserve the memory of the rich diversity of living in the country.
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