Museu Histórico Pedagógico Dom Pedro I e Dona Leopoldina, Historical museum in Pindamonhangaba, Brazil.
The Museu Histórico Pedagógico Dom Pedro I e Dona Leopoldina occupies the Palacete Palmeira in Pindamonhangaba. Its collection holds nearly 20,000 items, mostly bibliographic, including historical documents and objects from the Escola de Pharmácia e Odontologia that once operated in the building.
The museum was created by São Paulo state decree no. 30,324 of 10 December 1957, part of an effort to bring historical museums into the state's interior, with the direct involvement of the Museu Paulista's direction. It was installed on 8 November 1958. It stayed closed or under renovation between 1973 and 2008, and since 1978 has occupied the Palacete Palmeira, a building listed by CONDEPHAAT.
The museum's name honours Emperor Dom Pedro I and Empress Dona Leopoldina, though its displays centre on São Paulo's territorial and political evolution. Visitors can see items from the Escola de Pharmácia e Odontologia that once operated in the building, a trace of its past as a teaching space.
The museum has been installed in the Palacete Palmeira since 1978, a building listed by CONDEPHAAT. It was closed or under renovation between 1973 and 2008, so check current opening conditions before travelling. The collection of almost 20,000 items is mostly bibliographic material, with historical documents and objects from the Escola de Pharmácia e Odontologia that once operated in the building.
The museum opened on 8 November 1958, eleven months after state decree 30.324 of 10 December 1957 created it, with the Museu Paulista's directorate involved in the process. Its collection numbers almost 20,000 items, mostly bibliographic, alongside documents and objects from the Escola de Pharmácia e Odontologia that once operated in the building.
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