Educational activities
Dates: from January 6 to 31, 2026
Location: Ipiranga Museum
Throughout January, the Ipiranga Museum is hosting a special holiday program with educational activities aimed at children, families, and visitors of all ages. The goal is to offer playful, creative, and reflective experiences that bring the public closer to the Museum's collections and exhibitions through games, guided tours, and workshops.
The activities are free. For some of them, it is necessary to obtain a ticket or pass, as indicated below. Spaces are limited.
Check out the full schedule:
GAMES ROOM
This activity is free; no ticket purchase is required.
Day and time:
Wednesdays and Fridays, from 10:30 am to 12 pm and from 1 pm to 4:30 pm (except January 14th and 16th)
Saturdays, from 1 PM to 4:30 PM
Age range: all ages
Location: Studio 1 (Reception area, near the ticket office). Subject to space availability.
GUIDED TOURS
Museums aren't just for adults!
This visit proposes a series of activities using objects and a museum exploration guide. The intention is to encourage children to learn about the collections and exhibitions through playful resources and fun approaches that question the universe of things built by adults. It consists of a kit with a backpack and objects such as a miniature color palette, a mixer, and a plush toucan. These objects are used in a journey through the exhibitions "Understanding the Museum," "A History of Brazil," "Worlds of Work," and "Houses and Things." Along the way, children are invited to observe items from the collection, color drawings, and participate in activities related to them.
Age range: 4 to 6 years old
Number of vacancies: 10 children per time slot, accompanied by their guardians.
Day and time: Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 AM
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: in the Lobby, next to the Staircase
Free activity upon ticket collection. Tickets can be collected at 10:20 am in the Lobby, next to the Staircase.
Solving mysteries at the museum
This visit proposes a series of activities using objects and a museum exploration guide. Through challenges and riddles, children are encouraged to explore the museum based on their own experiences in the exhibition space. The publication includes practical drawing and origami activities, as well as proposals that mobilize diverse knowledge, enabling an exchange between the children's and adult worlds. It is a kit composed of a backpack and some objects related to the exhibitions Worlds of Work, Collecting, Conserving, Cataloging, and Territories in Dispute. Along the way, children are invited to observe items from the collection and solve riddles.
Age range: 7 to 10 years old
Number of vacancies: 10 children per time slot, accompanied by their guardians.
Day and time: Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: in the Lobby, next to the Staircase
Free activity upon ticket collection. Tickets can be collected at 2:20 PM in the Lobby, next to the Staircase.
Guided tours of the permanent exhibitions
Age range: free
Number of vacancies: 20 people
Day and time: Tuesday to Sunday, at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM
Sign language translation: Wednesdays at 2:30 PM and January 18th (Sunday) at 2 PM.
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: in the Lobby, next to the Staircase
This activity is free of charge and requires a ticket. Tickets can be collected in the lobby, next to the staircase, 15 minutes before the activity.
Guided tours of the temporary exhibition “Debret in Question – Contemporary Perspectives”
Age range: free
Number of vacancies: 20 people
Day and time: Tuesday to Friday at 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: at the entrance to the temporary exhibition hall (Garden Floor)
This activity is free of charge and requires a ticket. Tickets can be collected 15 minutes before the activity at the entrance to the temporary exhibition room (Garden Floor).
WORKSHOPS
The Other Side of Debret: Stitching and Pasting Together New Narratives
The workshop invites participants to revisit Debret's images from a critical perspective, highlighting the limitations and tensions of his colonial viewpoint. Through collages, stitching, and graphic interventions, participants are invited to rewrite their own narratives and imagine other ways of representing Brazil.
Age range: free
Number of vacancies: 15 people
Day and time: Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 2pm (except January 14th and 16th)
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: in the temporary exhibition hall (Garden Floor)
Tickets can be obtained 15 minutes before the activity in the temporary exhibition room (Garden Floor).
