Educational activities
Dates: July 8-13, 2025
Location: Ipiranga Museum – USP
Between July 8th and 13th, the Ipiranga Museum is hosting a special holiday program with activities for the whole family. Featuring games, workshops, and guided tours, the program aims to stimulate curiosity, critical thinking, and sensitivity in audiences of all ages through fun and educational experiences. Spaces are limited, and participation is free, although some activities require a museum ticket.
Check out the full schedule:
GAMES ROOM
July 8th to 13th, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM and from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Free
In Studio 1, next to the ticket office.
Suitable for all ages.
No registration is required.
GUIDED TOURS
Museums aren't just for adults!
Date and time: July 8-12, at 10:30 AM, in Portuguese | July 9, at 10:30 AM, in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language)
Age range: Ages 4 to 6 (accompanied by guardians)
Job openings: 10 children per time slot
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: Lobby, next to the Staircase
Free activity upon ticket collection.
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 constructed by adults.
This kit consists of a backpack and objects such as a miniature color palette, a blender, and a plush toucan. These objects are used in a journey through the exhibitions. To understand the museum, A History of Brazil, Worlds of Work e Homes and Things. Throughout the tour, children are invited to observe items from the collection, color drawings, and participate in activities related to them.
Professions at the museum
Date and time: July 9, 11 and 13, at 2:30 PM
Age range: Ages 7 to 12 (accompanied by guardians)
Job openings: 10 children per time slot
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: Lobby, next to the Staircase
Free activity upon ticket collection.
In this activity, families are invited to explore the museum in search of clues about different jobs and occupations from its collections. After the visit, they put their creativity into practice to assemble a large collective panel with the professions they felt were missing. The proposal stimulates curiosity, a critical look at the exhibits, and respect for the diversity of knowledge.
Collecting everyday life
Date and time: From July 8th to 13th, at 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM, in Portuguese | July 10th, at 3:00 PM, in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language)
Age range: free
Job openings: 20 people
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: Reception area, next to the ticket office.
Free
This visit to the temporary exhibition proposes a reflection on the act of collecting and the processes that build a collection, considering the role of the collector, the criteria for choosing objects, and the discourses that guide these decisions. The cultural practices that originate the artifacts are also discussed, focusing on design as an expression of material culture. More than just observing objects, the tour invites a critical analysis of the ways in which we attribute value, preserve, and represent daily life through collections.
Guided tours of the permanent exhibitions
Date and time: From July 8th to 13th, at 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Age range: free
Job openings: 20 people
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: Lobby, next to the Staircase
Free activity upon ticket collection.
Visits to the Museum's main long-term exhibitions, guided by educators.
WORKSHOPS
Hands that remember, objects that tell stories.
Date and time:
– July 8, 9, 10 and 12, at 2 pm, in Portuguese
– July 11th and 13th, at 11 AM, in Portuguese
July 10th, at 11 AM, in Libras [UPDATED DATE]
Age range: from age 6 (accompanied by a guardian)
Job openings: 10 children per time slot
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Meeting point: Reception area, next to the ticket office.
Free activity upon ticket collection.
Starting with a visit to the temporary exhibition, we will explore the objects using our senses, especially touch. Then, we invite the children to represent these objects through drawings based on their memory of touch. The proposal encourages the investigation of objects as documents that tell us stories, stimulating a playful and sensitive analysis of their functions, meanings, and the role they occupy within the museum's collection.
