Musée d'Art contemporain de Campinas, Contemporary art museum in central Campinas, Brazil

The contemporary art museum in Campinas holds a collection spanning multiple media, from traditional paintings and sculptures to drawings and modern installations. The space brings together works that document artistic development from recent decades to current experimental practices.

The museum was founded on 1 September 1965, during the first Salão de Arte Contemporânea de Campinas, after requests by local artists such as Franco Sacchi and Geraldo Jürgensen of the Grupo Vanguarda. Its first director was teacher Jacy Milani, and it initially occupied the old Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz building on Avenida da Saudade. A 1973 donation from businessman Roque Melillo funded an annex to the Palácio dos Jequitibás, where the museum moved in 1976 and was named after painter José Pancetti.

The museum has organized the Salão de Arte Contemporânea de Campinas since its first edition in 1965; the 13th edition in 1988 opened the collection to video art and electronic art. Temporary exhibitions have featured Burle Marx (1990), Salvador Dalí (1998) and Lasar Segall (2000).

The museum occupies the ground floor of the annex behind the Palácio dos Jequitibás, with the Municipal Library on the floor above; enter from Avenida Benjamin Constant in the city centre. The roughly 800-piece collection is shown through temporary exhibitions rather than a permanent hang, so what is on view changes. Confirm opening hours before travelling, as they vary by day.

The museum is named after José Pancetti, a modernist painter from Campinas known for his seascapes and landscapes. In 1976, the year it moved to its current building, the museum was renamed in his honor. Pancetti was celebrated for his marine paintings and landscapes throughout his life.