Casa de Portinari Museum
Brodowski (SP)
Candido Portinari’s former residence, in Brodowski, Casa de
Portinari Museum, institution from the Secretariat of Culture from the
State of São Paulo, represents the strong connection of the artist with
his birthplace, origins and family ties. This is the spot where he
conducted some experiments on mural paintings and went deep into
the technique over the years. The complex is composed of a main
house and annexes built successively. The typical simplicity of the
countryside is the main characteristic of the museum, which was
inaugurated on 14 March 1970.
Casa de Portinari Museum’s artistic collection is mainly composed
of works done by the artist in mural paintings on the house walls in
the fresco and tempera techniques. The theme is predominantly
sacred, with the exception of the artist’s early experiences in this
type of art. The collection also includes a set of drawings, an
expressive and significant language in Candido Portinari’s production
present in all moments of his career.
The museum also keeps the family’s personal-use objects,
furniture and utensils and some rooms continue with their original
functions, whereas others were adapted to be used as exhibition
rooms. Inside the house, the atelier - with the artist’s work objects and the “Capela da Nonna” (Nonna’s Chapel) - which Portinari painted
to his grandmother who could not go to the church for the Mass or
pray, as she was sick - can be highlighted.
In May 2014, the Museum was reopened to the public after a
complete and detailed restoration process, which lasted about two
years. The works have reached the structural reinforcement of the
house, the mural paintings were completely restored and underwent
a process to stabilize their fixation to the walls and a new exhibition
project, entirely new, was implemented, highlighting the relation
between Portinari and the town where he was born. The process has
also revealed a previously unseen fresco, near the house entrance: a
dark-haired woman, holding a blue-eyed baby. In December 2014, a
committee of researchers attested that the work was done by
Candido Portinari, with the help of an unknown assistant.
The museum is managed by ACAM Portinari (Cultural Association
for the Support of Casa de Portinari Museum), a Social Culture
Organization, through an agreement with the State Government.
Besides the museum in Brodowski, ACAM also manages three other
museological units in the countryside of São Paulo in a partnership
with the State Secretariat of Culture: the Índia Vanuíre Historical and
Pedagogical Museum in Tupã, Felícia Leirner Sculpture Museum and
Cláudio Santoro Auditorium, both in Campos do Jordão, and supports
the actions of SISEM-SP (State Museum System) as well.
The patron
Son of a humble immigrant Italian family, Candido Portinari was
born in 1903, in a coffee farm in Brodowski, where his father worked
on the harvest. When he was just 15, he moved to Rio de Janeiro to
go deeper into his learning in painting. He received several national
and international awards, and exhibited his art on the main galleries
of art of his time.
Over his career, Portinari made at least 5,000 works of art,
among frescos, oil paintings and drawings. Some of the most famous
ones are “Café” (Coffee), exhibited at the Museu Nacional de Belas
Artes (Rio de Janeiro), “O Lavrador de Café” (The Coffee Peasant)
and “Os Retirantes” (Migrants), both from the Museu de Arte de São
Paulo (MASP), and the panels “Guerra” (War) and “Paz” (Peace),
donated to the UNO (United Nations Organization), in New York
(USA).
Candido Portinari died in 1962, victim of intoxication from the
paints he used.
Service:
Casa de Portinari Museum
Address: Praça Candido Portinari, n° 298 – Brodowski – SP
Working hours: from Tuesdays to Sundays, from 9.00 to 18.00
Entrance fee: free
Information: (+55)(16) 3664-4284
[email protected]
www.museucasadeportinari.org.br
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/museucasadeportinari
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/casadeportinari
Press Information:
Núcleo da Notícia Comunicação Corporativa:
Phone: (+55)(16) 3237-7367/68
Dayane Malta – (+55)(16) 99233-3014
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Juliana Dias - (+55)(16) 99233-1823
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André Luís Rezende – (+55)(16) 98142-4299
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Secretariat of Culture from the State of São Paulo:
Jamille Menezes – (+55)(11) 3339-8243
[email protected]