Aniversário do MCB – 48 anos
The Museu da Casa Brasileira (MCB), an institution of the São Paulo State Secretariat of Culture, celebrates its 48th anniversary on May 29th, with free special programming. The activities begin at 10:00 am and extend to the day, with a silkscreen shop on the sidewalk, a lecture with the curators of the exhibition Aerodynamic Design – Metaphor of the Future and a special visit with Wilton Guerra, Museum Preservation, Research and Documentation Manager.
Conceived by the then Secretary of Treasury of the State of São Paulo, Arrobas Martins, MCB was created on May 29, 1970, with the denomination of Brazilian Historical and Artistic Furniture Museum. In October of the same year, the first Board of Directors of the Museum was established, which, after discussing and analyzing its objectives, became the denomination that accompanies it until today – Museu da Casa Brasileira.
In 1972, the Museum’s headquarters moved to the Solar Fábio Prado, a neoclassical mansion built between 1942 and 1945 to house the residence of the former mayor of São Paulo (1934-1938), Fábio da Silva Prado, and his wife Renata Crespi Prado. The couple lived in the residence for 18 years and turned it into a place of great official receptions. With the death of Fábio Prado, without heirs, Renata Crespi eventually left the house and, in 1968, transferred her ownership to the Padre Anchieta Foundation, which, in turn, ceded the building in lending to the Secretary of State for Culture to house the newly -created Brazilian House Museum.
Currently, MCB is dedicated to the preservation and diffusion of the material culture of the Brazilian house, being the only museum in the country specialized in architecture and design. In addition, since 1986 holds the Design Award, the main award of the segment in the country.
To celebrate its 48th anniversary, the MCB will offer free activities, such as the ‘A Casa Estampada’ sidewalk workshop with the artist Monica Schoenacker, where the participant will learn about screen printing and win a dishcloth with an illustration of the Museum, specially designed for the occasion.
In addition to checking the exhibits, visitors will be able to attend the lecture of the exhibition Aerodynamic Design – Metaphor of the Future, which presents more than 250 significant objects of the streamline style, with curator Patricia Fonseca and collector Giacomo Favretto.
For those interested in learning more about the history, curiosities and collection of the Museu da Casa Brasileira, MCB’s Research and Documentation Preservation Manager, Wilton Guerra, will make a guided tour of the premises of the institution. To participate, it is necessary to register by e-mail: agendamento@mcb.org.br. Limited vacancies.
Check out the complete schedule below:
– 11h
Special visit with Wilton War, Manager for Museum Preservation Research and Documentation. 25 vacancies
– 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Workshop on the sidewalk – The House Stamped with Monica Schoenacker.
– 2pm
Lecture on exhibition Aerodynamic design – Metaphor of the future with curator Patricia Fonseca and collector Giacomo Favretto.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Visitation of the exhibitions on display – Remnants of the Atlantic Forest & MCB Collection, The House and the City – Crespi Prado Collection, Aerodynamic Design – Metaphor of the future and Words and Houses.
About MCB
The Museu da Casa Brasileira, an institution of the São Paulo State Department of Culture, is dedicated to the preservation and diffusion of the material culture of the Brazilian house, being the only museum in the country that specializes in architecture and design. The MCB program includes temporary and long-term exhibitions, with an agenda that also includes activities of the educational service, debates, lectures and publications contextualizing the museum’s vocation for the formation of a critical thinking in themes such as architecture, urbanism, housing, economy urban mobility and sustainability. Among its innumerable initiatives, the MCB Design Prize, the main award of the segment in the country, made since 1986; and the Casas do Brasil project, to rescue and preserve memory about the rich diversity of the country.
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Aniversário MCB – 48 anos
May 29th, Tuesday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free entrance
Registration for the guided tour, at 11:00 am: agendamento@mcb.org.br
25 vacancies
Museu da Casa Brasileira
Av. Faria Lima, 2705
Tel .: (11) 3032-3727
