Guided tour
Date: November 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th (every Sunday of the month)
Time: 2 PM
Duration: 1h30
Age range: from age 14
Job openings: 20 people per group
Meeting point: Lobby, next to the Staircase
No prior appointment is necessary.
The visit Black Images: Representations in the Paulista Museum This exhibition proposes a debate on the forms of representation of Black people in Brazilian history, based on works from the collection of the Museu Paulista. The exploration begins with portraits by Adrien Henri Vital Van Emelen—paintings from the 1930s and 1940s depicting Black and Indigenous people—and extends to a dialogue with contemporary artistic productions from the São Paulo region.
Throughout the script, the audience is invited to reflect on the choices made by artists and patrons in the construction of Black images, as well as their transformations over time. Among the highlights are connections to works and initiatives such as... Black Cartography Collective, which rescues erased Black memories from the center of São Paulo; a Lavapés Samba School, a symbol of cultural resistance; the movement Mobiliza Saracura/Vai-Vai, who fights for the preservation of the Saracura Quilombo; and the works of the artist Maxwell Alexandre, which address the multiple identities and experiences of the Black and marginalized population.
This activity proposes a critical reading of how the Black presence is represented in the historical and artistic narratives of the Museu Paulista, inviting the public to rethink the protagonism, ancestry, and resistance that permeate the history of Brazil and the city of São Paulo.
