Pinacoteca de São Paulo

The Pinacoteca de São Paulo (Portuguese for "pinacotheca (picture gallery) of the state of São Paulo") is a visual arts museum focused on Brazilian art from the 19th century to the present day, in dialogue with various cultures from around the world. Founded in 1905 by the Government of the State of São Paulo, the Pinacoteca is the oldest art museum in the city and has three buildings: Pinacoteca Luz, Pinacoteca Estação and Pinacoteca Contemporânea. The museum holds exhibitions of its renowned collection of Brazilian art and temporary exhibitions of national and international artists. The Pinacoteca also develops and presents multidisciplinary public projects, in addition to hosting a comprehensive and. History The origins of the Pinacoteca de São Paulo date back to the creation of the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios de São Paulo . This, in turn, is the result of a context of profound social, political and economic changes that took place in São Paulo in the second half of the 19th century. The then province, which had remained of little importance until the 1870s, was undergoing transformations, driven by the expansion of coffee production and the consolidation of the railway network . It received a large influx of immigrants (intensified after the.