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Carlos Costa Pinto Museum |
Designed in the beginning to house the Carlos Costa Pinto family which was part of the list of
important and traditional families of Bahia, the colonial style house was never lived in. It ended up changed into an institution.
The museum is linked to the state government even though it is a private
foundation.
It was inaugurated in November of 1969 and some time later, during the term of
Antônio Carlos Magalhães, it was reformed to permit the installation of a library and an auditorium.
The museum has as its main attraction, the personal collection of Carlos Costa
Pinto, who was a great collector of works of art. He died in 1946 at the age of 60, without being able to make his largest dream come true which
was exactly this: the keeps his collection in exhibition. The collection was donated by his wife, Margarida de Carvalho Costa Pinto, which made
it possible for the residents of the city a d its visitors to have contact with the history of the art of Bahia.
The spaces house the Balangandan Café as well, on atmosphere the visitors can take
a break, watered with juices, pies and other delicacies.
Address: Avenida Sete de Setembro, 2490
Phone: (71) 336-6081 |
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