The museums managed by the Secretariat of Culture of Bahia (Secult-BA), through the Institute of Artistic and Cultural Heritage of Bahia (Ipac-BA), will have, in the last week of March, between the 28th and 31st, a special program dedicated to art and culture. The events are free and promise an enriching experience for visitors.
Yoga and circus classes at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC_Bahia), occupation of the Vila Velha Theater at the Museum of Art of Bahia (MAB), jazz show at the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia (MAM-BA) and open exhibitions at the Center Cultural Solar Ferrão, Udo Knoff Museum and Castro Alves Historical Park (PHCA) will be available to the public during the holiday. Check out the schedule for each museum below.
Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia (@mac_bahia)
At MAC_BA, there is the last week of the Mas é Carnaval – Coletivo GIA occupation in the Museum’s Multipurpose room and, on Hallelujah Saturday (30), fun is guaranteed with the Forgiveness of Judas, scheduled to start at 11am. Furthermore, at 4:30 pm on Saturday (30) and also on Sunday (31), there will be guided tours of the institution’s collection.
On Sunday (31), the day begins with an invigorating yoga class, led by Carla Dantas, on the Amanhecer no MAC program, at 8am. In the afternoon, at 4pm, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a fun circus class with art educator Gio. A weekend full of culture and entertainment.
Address: R. da Graça, 284 – Graça, Salvador – BA, 40150-060
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 10pm, Sunday and holidays, from 8am to 8pm.
Museum of Modern Art of Bahia (MAM-BA) (@bahiamam)
At the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia, the exhibitions “Walter Firmo: in the verb of silence the synthesis of scream” and “Casa de Mulheres” enter the last week of exhibition. They will be held at the Casarão.
On Saturday (31), it’s Jazz Day with a Bahian accent at MAM. With another edition of Jam at MAM, the guys from the band Geleia Solar promise to rock Pátio Pôr do Sol, starting at 5pm, with lots of good music.
Visitors will also be able to enjoy the artistic residency O Museu é a Rua at Casa do Museu Popular da Bahia, check out the Lina Bo Bardi Art Collection at Espaço Lina and Linha do Tempo MAM at Livraria Caramurê.
Address: Avenida Lafayete Coutinho, s/n, Comércio
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm.
Bahia Art Museum (MAB) (@museudeartedabahia)
At the Bahia Art Museum, Saturday (30), the day begins with the Voz Desejante workshop, with Valeria Rocha, at 10am. On Sunday (31), at 11am, “Vila Ocupa o MAB” brings the project Pé de Feijão Mariar: Um Mar de Poesias, with Lapa and Natalyne Santos, to the museum, an unmissable experience for the kids. In addition to these events, the museum has the exhibitions “Rodin and his friends” and “The iconography of Bahia” open to visitors throughout opening hours.
Address: Av. Sete de Setembro, 2340 – Corredor da Vitória, Salvador – BA, 40080-004
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm.
Solar Ferrão Cultural Center (@centroculturalsolarferrao)
At the Solar Ferrão Cultural Center, the “Masks” exhibition is on display, which displays artifacts made using complex wooden techniques.
Address: R. Gregório de Matos, 45 – Pelourinho, Salvador – BA, 40026-240
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 9am to 5pm.
Udo Knoff Museum (@museuudoknoff)
At Udo Knoff, the first tile and ceramics museum in Brazil, the exhibition entitled Udo Colecionador is on display, with a large collection of tiles, plates, jugs and tiles of varied origins.
Address: R. Frei Vicente, 3 – Pelourinho, Salvador – BA, 40025-060
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm.
Castro Alves Historical Park (@parquehistoricocastroalves)
Anyone visiting the Castro Alves Historical Park will have the opportunity to see the PHCA Collection, A Casa Sertaneja and the exhibition Nossas Curvas não se Curvam, which highlights the empowerment and fight of plus size women against prejudice
Address: Praça Castro Alves, 106 – Centro, Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu – BA, 44345-000
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 9am to 5pm.
About the Institute of Artistic and Cultural Heritage of Bahia
Ipac is an agency linked to the Secretariat of Culture of the State of Bahia (Secult-BA) and operates in an integrated manner and in coordination with society and municipal and federal public authorities. It works to safeguard tangible and intangible cultural assets, state public policy on cultural heritage and promote actions to strengthen Bahia’s cultural identities.
Source: Ascom/Ipac-BA
