Lasar Segall Museum

The Lasar Segall Museum occupies a 1932 modernist building designed by architect Gregori Warchavchik with white walls and geometric forms in Vila Mariana. Inside are more than 3,000 works including paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures showing the artist's creative evolution.

The building was constructed in 1932 as the residence and studio of Lithuanian-Brazilian artist Lasar Segall who created a space for his artistic practice. After his death in 1957, it was opened as a museum in 1967 and has preserved his artistic legacy ever since.

The museum displays how Segall filled his personal spaces with creative works reflecting his life in Brazil and ties to European artistic traditions. Visitors can see how rooms blur between living quarters and studio, showing how the artist's daily life and creative work were intertwined.

The location is at Rua Berta 111 in Vila Mariana and easily reached from Santa Cruz metro station. Plan time to explore the building itself as the architecture and room layout are integral to the visit experience.

The museum operates a specialized library focused on performing arts and photography, which is unusual for an artist's former residence. It also regularly offers workshops in engraving and literary creation, going beyond typical museum programming.