Catavento Museum, Science museum in Sé District, São Paulo, Brazil.
Catavento Museum is a science museum in the Sé district of São Paulo, housed inside the Palácio das Indústrias, a historic building with high ceilings and wide galleries. Its four sections—Universe, Life, Engine, and Society—spread across multiple floors with large open rooms for experiments and demonstrations.
The museum came from a city law passed in 2006 and opened in March 2009 after extensive renovation work in the Palácio das Indústrias. The building itself dates back to the early 20th century and originally served other municipal functions.
The name Catavento means weathervane and reflects the playful way visitors explore the installations. Families and school groups use the interactive stations to understand scientific principles through hands-on experimentation.
The entrance sits in central São Paulo near Parque Dom Pedro II, easily reached by public transport. The museum opens Tuesday through Sunday and works well for families with children of all ages.
The building holds original meteorites and a working Foucault pendulum that shows Earth's rotation. Visitors can also walk through a real submarine installed in one of the exhibition halls.
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