Joinville Art Museum, Art museum in Joinville, Brazil

The Joinville Art Museum occupies the Casarão Doerffel at Rua XV de Novembro 1400, a masonry house begun in 1854 and finished ten years later, with building materials mostly brought from Europe. Its plan carries symbolic Masonic details, and since 2001 two annexes in the Cidadela Cultural Antarctica serve as exhibition spaces.

The house was begun in 1854 and took ten years to complete, built largely with materials brought from Europe. In the 1970s the municipality bought it, and at the request of local artists it became the Joinville Art Museum, inaugurated on 3 September 1976 under municipal law no. 1,271 of 15 May 1973. Its design carries Masonic symbolic details.

The Coletiva de Artistas de Joinville has been held at the museum since 1971, when the first edition established an annual calendar of exhibitions. Artists once used the MAJ as a studio and meeting place, and a bar in the basement hosted debates, film screenings and fashion shows. The collection began with works transferred from the city's Department of Education and Culture.

The museum welcomes visitors Tuesday through Sunday, allowing time to explore the exhibitions at your own pace. Group tours can be arranged in advance for those who want deeper insights into the displayed artworks.

The museum houses the Harry Laus Library containing more than 2,000 volumes focused on art research and documentation. This collection serves as a valuable resource for deeper studies into art history and Brazilian artistic traditions.