Holambra History Museum, History museum in Holambra, Brazil
The Holambra History Museum is a history museum in Holambra that preserves over three thousand photographs and documents from Dutch immigration to the São Paulo region. The collection includes records of the cooperative's founding, film footage from the early years, and reconstructed houses showing how early settlers lived.
The museum was founded in 1991 to preserve the memory of Dutch farmers who arrived in 1948. These pioneers turned barren land into a thriving agricultural cooperative and permanently shaped the region's development.
The exhibits show how Dutch newcomers and local people built a life together through shared work and daily routines. You can see how their traditions, languages, and farming practices gradually wove into one another, shaping the region's character.
The museum has a screening room where historical films show the settlement story, and you can explore detailed archives tracing community growth. The layout is straightforward, making it easy to walk through at your own pace.
The museum holds the complete photographic archive of Wim Welle, who documented the first years of Dutch settlement in detail. These rare images capture everyday moments and work scenes that might otherwise have been forgotten.
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