Provincial Palace, Museum complex in Heliodoro Balbi Square, Manaus, Brazil.

Provincial Palace is a long two-storey building on Heliodoro Balbi Square, its deep red facade divided by yellow pilasters and horizontal bands under a yellow cornice and parapet. The lower storey has arched windows with white frames and yellow surrounds above a dark base course; the upper storey has taller arched windows, each with a small white balustraded balcony on yellow brackets. A rounded pediment with a circular emblem rises at the left end, near a vertical sign with white text. It houses five museums.

Construction began in 1861 for the Portuguese merchant Alexandre Paulo de Brito Amorim, who never finished it; the building passed through Custódio Garcia and then José Bernardo Michellis, president of the province. Works were completed on 25 March 1874, and from 28 February 1875 it housed the provincial government and the presidents' residence until 1888. It then served as Amazon Military Police headquarters for over a century before restoration from 2005 and reopening in 2009.

The building displays artworks and objects from the Amazon region across its various exhibition spaces. Visitors can find archaeological artifacts, photographs, and military equipment that tell stories about regional history and traditions.

The building is centrally located on the square and easily reached on foot, with clear pathways between the different exhibition areas. Visitors should allow adequate time to fully explore all five museums throughout the complex.

The Pinacoteca do Estado do Amazonas, one of the five museums in the palace, was created in 1965 by governor Artur César Ferreira Reis after painter Moacir Andrade had proposed a permanent art space since the early 1950s. Its first director, Andrade, oversaw an initial collection of 90 works, and the institution later trained artists such as Hahnemann Bacelar and Jair Jacqmont.