José Antônio Pereira Museum, Cultural heritage museum in Campo Grande, Brazil.
The José Antônio Pereira Museum occupies the former headquarters of Fazenda Bálsamo, a rural 19th-century building made of pau a pique (wattle and daub) with sopapo clay. It displays personal objects of the Pereira family, such as household utensils, an ox cart and a water-powered mill (monjolo). The site was donated to the municipality in 1966.
The building was the headquarters of Fazenda Bálsamo, where the family of Campo Grande's founder, José Antônio Pereira, lived. In 1966 the area, with its 19th-century rural architecture, was donated to the municipality; the founder had earlier given the installations to one of his sons. It now serves as a museum on the history of the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul.
The museum bears the name of José Antônio Pereira, the founder of Campo Grande, and occupies the former headquarters of his Fazenda Bálsamo. Inside are the family's personal objects, among them domestic utensils, an ox cart and a monjolo, a water-powered pounding mill. The site is recognized as cultural heritage by the Municipal Government of Campo Grande.
The museum occupies the former Bálsamo farm headquarters, a rural 19th-century building of pau a pique (wattle-and-daub) construction, so floors and doorways are uneven and low in places. Visitors walk through the old house and its outbuildings to see the family's domestic utensils, an ox cart and a monjolo water mill. The site is reached in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul; the source gives no opening days or address, so confirm times before travelling.
The museum occupies the former headquarters of Fazenda Bálsamo, the rural property of Campo Grande's founder, José Antônio Pereira. In 1966 the area was donated to the municipality, and the installations were later given by the founder to one of his sons. The building is a wattle-and-daub construction of sopapo clay, and among the objects kept are the family's domestic utensils, an ox cart and a monjolo water-powered pounder.
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