In-person lecture
Date: October 18 (Saturday)
Time: from 2 PM to 6 PM
Workload: 4h
Job openings: 200
Location: Auditorium of the Ipiranga Museum
Accessibility: sign language interpreter
Free registration: from 29/9 to 10/10 in this link
The Ipiranga Museum houses not only one of the most important collections of Brazilian history, but also little-known episodes about the formation of that collection. One of these moments will be the subject of the lecture. The celebration of Pedro I without Pedro I, taught by researcher and professor Carlos Lima Junior.
The presentation delves into the turbulent process of creating the statue of Dom Pedro I, The sculpture, commissioned in 1921 from the sculptor Rodolpho Bernardelli (1852-1931) by the then director of the museum, Afonso Taunay (1876-1958), was intended to occupy the central niche of the monumental staircase but was not completed in time for the celebrations of the Centenary of Independence in São Paulo. This absence gave rise to an intense exchange of correspondence between Taunay and Bernardelli, now preserved in the documentary archive of the Museu Paulista.
By analyzing these documents, the lecture reveals the behind-the-scenes preparations of the museum for the 1922 festivities, the clashes between art and history, and discusses the role of artistic commissions in the construction of national memory.
This event is part of the "Encounter with Research" cycle, an initiative of the Museu Paulista of USP that promotes monthly meetings throughout 2025, always on Saturdays, bringing the public closer to studies carried out using its collections.
