Museu do Relógio Professor Dimas de Melo Pimenta, Clock museum in Vila Leopoldina, São Paulo, Brazil
Museu do Relógio Professor Dimas de Melo Pimenta is a clock museum in São Paulo housing more than 650 timepieces from different eras. The collection includes mechanical, electronic, and atomic clocks that demonstrate how timekeeping technology has changed over the centuries.
The museum was founded in 1975 by Professor Dimas de Melo Pimenta, who had been building his clock collection since 1950. This establishment marked the creation of the first clock museum in Latin America.
The museum exhibits demonstrate the evolution of time measurement across different societies, from basic mechanical devices to advanced atomic precision instruments.
Visitors can schedule group tours that include explanations from a historian who guides you through the collection. Contacting the museum in advance helps you find a suitable time for your visit.
The collection includes a German speaking clock with a phonograph function that announces the time aloud. There is also an unusual alarm clock that starts a coffee maker a few minutes before wake-up time.
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