Pernambuco Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

:The Pernambuco Archaeological, Historical and Geographic Institute (IAHGP) was founded in 1862 . It is the oldest state Historical Institute in Brazil. Throughout its 158 years of uninterrupted existence, it has become a national and international reference. Its collections (library, archive and museum) and its journal represent an inexhaustible source for researchers from various fields of knowledge. Authentic home of Pernambuco, the IAHGP is a stronghold for the defense of the history and culture of the people of Pernambuco.

:The UFRPE Memorial is an organ of the Dean of University Extension with the mission of keeping objects and documents of historical value from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco; research the history of the institution; communicate the university community, through museum exhibitions, the trajectory of the university and the results of its research groups.

:The Museu do Homem do Nordeste, created in 1979, brings together collections from three other museums: the Anthropology Museum, from the former Joaquim Nabuco Social Research Institute (IJNPS), now the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation , opened in 1965; the Museum of Popular Art of Pernambuco (MAP), created by the Government of the State of Pernambuco, in 1955; and the Sugar Museum , linked to the former Sugar and Alcohol Institute (IAA) and incorporated into IJNPS in 1977.

:Welcome to the Museu do Una website, which houses details about the collection and activities developed by the museum, as well as information about the history, culture and environment of the municipality of São José da Coroa Grande and its surroundings.  

:Currently, the collection of the State Museum has more than 14 thousand pieces, adding important collections that are distributed in the following categories: Archeology, Indigenous Culture, Dutch Presence in Pernambuco, Sacred Art, Afro-Brazilian Culture, Ex-Votes, Iconography, Furniture, Porcelain, Crystals and Painting with canvases by artists such as Cícero Dias, Telles Júnior, Francisco Brennand and Burle Max.

:Forte das Cinco Pontas was built in 1630 by Dutch and it is the place where the Dutch finally surrendered before they were expelled from Brazil in 1654. Now the fort houses the Recife City Museum (Museu da Cidade). It has a great collection of memorabilia, documents, maps, photographs and other objects from different places and times that show the history of the city.

:The Ricardo Brennand Institute is a cultural institution located in the city of Recife, Brazil. It comprises a museum, an art gallery, a library and a large park. The Institute holds a permanent collection of historic and artistic objects of diversified provenience, ranging from Early Middle Ages to 20th century, with strong emphasis in objects, documents and artwork related to Colonial and Dutch Brazil, including the world's largest assemblage of paintings by Frans Post. The Institute also houses one of the largest collections of armory in the world, with 3,000 pieces, the majority of which produced in Europe and Asia between the 14th and 19th century. The library has over 62 thousand volumes, ranging from 16th to 20th century, including a collection of brasiliana and other rare items.