There’s no shortage of culture in São Paulo! The city always has something interesting on, so we’ve put together the exhibitions in São Paulo that you can’t miss this month. Check out our guide!
Exhibitions in SP to see this month
Dopamine Land
An unprecedented immersive and multi-sensory experience is coming to São Paulo! Dopamine Land promises to activate your “happiness hormone” through playful and interactive environments that stimulate all five senses. A success in cities such as London and Madrid, the show guarantees fun for all ages, bringing together attractions such as a pillow war arena, a ball pond with sunset projections and a relaxing forest.
📅 From 15/05
🎫 From R$ 45, available here
📍 Shopping Eldorado: Avenida Rebouças, 3970 – Pinheiros
Visualfarm Gymnasium: Leonardo da Vinci
This exhibition pays homage to Leonardo da Vinci and is the first immersive arts laboratory in Latin America. Using state-of-the-art technology, the exhibition offers an interactive journey through the life and work of the Renaissance master, with replicas of da Vinci’s inventions and works.
📅 Various dates!
🎫 From R$ 60, available here
📍 Praça Olavo Bilac, 38 – Campos Elíseos
Andy Warhol: Pop Art!
Don’t miss the largest Andy Warhol exhibition ever held outside the United States! “Andy Warhol: Pop Art!” brings more than 600 original works by the artist to São Paulo, including paintings, sculptures and installations, many of which are new to Brazil.
📅 Various dates!
🎫 From R$50, available here
📍 Museum of Brazilian Art (MAB FAAP): Rua Alagoas, 903 – Higienópolis
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1998.1.2388
Antônio Poteiro – The Inaudible Light of the Cerrado
This exhibition celebrates the centenary of Antônio Poteiro, with 53 works by the artist. Curated by Marcus de Lontra Costa, the show presents an overview of Poteiro’s production, who became known for his vivid colors, ceramic sculptures and portraits of everyday life.
📅 14/05 a 27/07
🎫 Free admission
📍 Caixa Cultural São Paulo: Praça da Sé, 111 – Historic Center
So many museums inside us
São Paulo is hosting a retrospective of Marco Tulio Resende, an artist from Minas Gerais with a career spanning more than five decades. The exhibition brings together around 40 works, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and objects, which explore memories and experiences of time.
📅 09/05 a 07/06
🎫 Free admission
📍 Zipper Gallery: Rua Estados Unidos, 1494 – Jardim América
Pernambuco
Following our guide to exhibitions in São Paulo, we have “Pernambuco”, which brings together 16 unpublished woodcuts by J. Borges, a master of cordel literature and popular engraving. The works celebrate Northeastern culture and the career of one of the greatest names in Brazilian popular art, whose work has received recognition not only in Brazil, but also abroad.
Until 28/06
🎫 Free admission
📍 Desapê (Descoleção de Arte Livros de Arte): Travessa Dona Paula, 07 – Higienópolis
Pushing the Sky, Creating an Abode
Also at Desapê, artist Nita Monteiro is showing 13 new works that explore narratives of autofiction and memory. Through textiles and drawings, the exhibition reflects on everyday life and domestic objects to create universes that move between the real and the imaginary.
📅 08/05 a 28/06
🎫 Free admission
📍 Desapê – Descoleção de Arte Livros de Arte: Travessa Dona Paula, 07 – Higienópolis
TRAVESSIA
The group show “TRAVESSIA” brings together works by eight independent artists, with works that move between the real and the fantastic. The exhibition proposes an experience of passage, exploring themes such as subjectivity and transformation.
📅 08/05 a 30/05
🎫 Free admission
📍 RETINA – Galeria Metrópole: Avenida São Luís, 187, sala 26 – República
Refloresta – 30 years of Lalau and Laurabeatriz
The “Refloresta” exhibition celebrates three decades of the duo Lalau and Laurabeatriz, whose works depict Brazilian fauna and flora in a poetic and sensitive way. The public will be able to see original paintings from the duo’s books, in a sensory experience that unites art, literature and nature.
Until 24/05
🎫 Free admission
📍 Galeria Página: Rua Purpurina, 307 – Vila Madalena
IlustraDELAS
The 5th edition of IlustraDELAS features 12 works by cis, trans and non-binary women artists from all over Brazil. The exhibition proposes reflections on love as care and resistance, with paintings, woodcuts, drawings and photographs.
Until 07/05/2026
🎫 Free admission
📍 Pátio Metrô São Bento: Largo São Bento, s/n – Centro
Protection – Rafaela Kennedy
In “Protection”, photographer Rafaela Kennedy presents a series of portraits that explore care, affection and welcome in trans communities. In addition, the artist explores Afro-Brazilian spirituality, highlighting the strength of maternal relationships that legitimize trans existence.
Until 22/06
🎫 From R$7.50
📍 Museu Afro Brasil Emanoel Araújo: Ibirapuera Park
Collection in Perspective: M’barek Bouhchichi, Nen Cardim, Washington Silvera
This is another of the exhibitions at the Museu Afro Brasil, bringing the work of three artists to São Paulo. Two Brazilians and a Moroccan bring together works of wood, glass and earth that interact with each other, reflecting on matter, territory and experience.
Until 06/06
🎫 From R$7.50
📍 Museu Afro Brasil Emanoel Araújo: Ibirapuera Park
Ana Mae Barbosa Occupation
The career of Ana Mae Barbosa, a pioneer of art education in Brazil, is the focus of this free exhibition. There are more than 300 items, including documents, works, books, videos and personal objects belonging to the educator, which highlight her influence on art education. In addition, historical records and unpublished materials also explore her relationship with Paulo Freire, a leading Brazilian educator and philosopher.
📅 Until 13/07
🎫 Free
📍 Itaú Cultural: Avenida Paulista, 149 – Bela Vista
Palavra Cantada Occupation
This exhibition celebrates the 30th anniversary of Palavra Cantada, taking inspiration from the group’s home-studio to create a playful journey that will enchant children and adults alike. The exhibition recreates rooms such as the living room, kitchen and garage in a colorful and interactive way, with objects, photos and instruments that are accessible to the little ones too.
📅 Until 03/08
🎫 Free admission
📍 Itaú Cultural: Avenida Paulista, 149 – Bela Vista
1st Expo Cult – Agora Art Week
Here comes the first edition of Expo Cult, which will bring together exhibitions, dance, music and literature shows. The event will bring together more than 30 artists, who together will highlight Brazil’s artistic diversity. There will also be activities for children, such as storytelling.
📅 Until 10/05
🎫 Free of charge
📍 Lacerdine Art Gallery: Avenida Angélica, 2578 – Consolação
About Experiences
This long-term exhibition offers a panorama of the diverse experiences that exist in Brazil’s favelas. Bringing together works by peripheral artists, it covers everything from the history of the communities to current artistic manifestations.
🗓️ Various dates!
🎫 Free
📍 Favelas Museum
Korean painting: stamp and design
If you’re looking for interactive exhibitions in SP, “Korean Painting: Stamp and Design” is a good tip. The exhibition by Korean artist Suldurumi reinterprets traditional works such as minhwa and bojagi, using contemporary stamp techniques to create a dialog between the past and the present. And as well as admiring the works, you can try your hand at stamp painting and take your creations home with you!
🗓️ Until 29/06
🎫 Free of charge
📍 Korean Cultural Center in Brazil
Ultimate
The exhibition “Derradeiro”, by Marcos Alves, takes a poetic look at the interior of Brazil. By capturing scenes of life in São Roque de Minas, in the Serra da Canastra (Minas Gerais), the artist shows the mixture of ancient traditions with contemporary behaviors, highlighting the disappearance of this way of life.
🗓️ Until 30/05
🎫 Free of charge
📍 Kobbi Gallery: Travessa Alonso, 23 – Beco de Batman
Craft: Clay: Earth Axis
Another tip among the exhibitions on show in São Paulo is “Ofício: Barro: Eixo Terra”, by artist Sallisa Rosa. The show explores the interconnection between human practices and the planet, using materials such as clay and ceramics to reflect on the indiscriminate use of water resources and their environmental consequences.
🗓️ Until 13/06
🎫 Free
📍 Sesc Pompeia
The Boto
The exhibition brings together works by Luciano Maia (PA) and Rafael Paiva (CE), who explore the themes of migration and Brazilian culture through the folkloric narrative of the Boto. The paintings and photographs portray the artists’ memories and experiences after they moved to São Paulo, mixing the mythology of the pink dolphin with everyday practices from their regions of origin.
🗓️ Until 18/05
🎫 Free
📍 Ruth Cardoso Youth Cultural Center
“EVERYTHING CAN (be lost)” – Tadeu Jungle
This exhibition is a retrospective and forward-looking look at the work of Tadeu Jungle, a multi-artist with 45 years of experience and a pioneer of video art in Brazil. The show brings together original pieces from the 1980s, videos and new creations that explore various techniques and media, such as tapestry, marble and even unusual objects like banners and papier-mâché sculptures.
🗓️ Until 20/06
🎫 Free of charge
📍 Fiesp Cultural Center
Get moving! Climate and displacement
With the tragedy that struck Rio Grande do Sul in 2024, the whole country mobilized to help the victims. But it’s also important to reflect on what the reorganization of spaces and social displacement will look like from now on.
The exhibition ‘Move! Climate and displacement’ invites the public to reflect on these movements, raising awareness of how environmental disasters and other climate changes affect migration processes.
🗓️ Until 27/06
🎫 From R$8 (free on Saturdays)
📍 Immigration Museum
Rino Levi, history and utopia – destruction, permanence, renewal
Rino Levi is the Brazilian architect honored in this exhibition. There, visitors will find photos, drawings and models of Levi’s modern projects. In addition, important moments in the architect’s life and career are highlighted in the “Acts and Facts” module.
🗓️ Until 29/06
🎫 Free of charge
📍Chácara Lane: Rua da Consolação, 1024 – Consolação
Permanent exhibition of the Bardi couple
The Bardi Institute’s new permanent exhibition, focusing on popular art and textiles by Lina Bo and P.M. Bardi, is also on display in São Paulo.
The exhibition brings together household objects such as tools, dolls and ceramics that reflect the couple’s taste for human making, especially that of the Brazilian people.
🗓️ Various dates
🎫 From R$ 29
📍 Glass House
Energy and Transformation
From the days of the gas lamp to today’s technological resources, there are more than 150 years of energy in the capital and state of São Paulo. This is the panorama on show at the São Paulo Energy Museum, another option among the exhibitions on show in São Paulo.
The exhibition connects past, present and future, telling the history and evolution of energy, as well as displaying objects from the collection, interactive resources and Instagrammable spaces.
🗓️ Various dates
🎫 Free
📍 São Paulo Energy Museum
Caipiras: From Beatings to Longing
The exhibition analyzes the representation of caipira culture in Brazilian art, highlighting works by Almeida Júnior, such as Caipira Picando Fumo (1893) and Amolação Interrompida (1894). With works by 35 artists, the show explores the creation of the caipira character and his connection with the rural and urban contexts of São Paulo.
🗓️ Until 25/05
🎫 From R$ 15
📍 Pina Luz
Fluid Gestures
This exhibition celebrates the exquisite sculptures of the iconic abstract artist Tomie Ohtake. Curated by Ana Carolina Ralston, the show brings together works that dialog with architecture and space, consolidating the artist as an icon of Brazilian contemporary art.
Until 15/05
🎫 Free of charge
📍 Roca São Paulo Gallery
Luiz Braga – Imaginary archipelago
Following our guide to the exhibitions on show, we have “Luiz Braga – Imaginary Archipelago” , which celebrates the 50-year career of the photographer from Pará. The exhibition brings together 258 photographs, 190 of which are unpublished, from the 1970s to 2024. The exhibition highlights themes such as the connection with the Amazon territory, intimate scenes and everyday life on the river.
Until 31/08
🎫 Free of charge
📍 IMS Paulista
Zé Tepedino – “Vento Corta” (Wind Cuts)
This is the second solo show by Zé Tepedino, an artist from Rio de Janeiro who explores materialities, scales and rhythms. The artist revisits everyday elements through repetition and the gesture of cutting, alluding to the idea of the wind, something subtle and almost invisible.
Until 10/05
🎫 Free of charge
📍 Casa Triângulo: Rua Estados Unidos, 1324 – Jardins
Passers-by
Through new works, “Passantes” critically revisits the history of art, challenging traditional notions of representation and identity. In her new series, artist Lia D Castro makes interventions on still lifes and landscapes acquired in antique shops, adding male feet belonging to men raised in matriarchal systems, turning the works upside down.
Until 10/05
📍 Martins&Montero Gallery
Where in a Dream She Lives
The exhibition “Onde em Sonho Ela Mora”, by São Paulo artist Cristiane Mohallem, brings together embroidered tapestries and paintings that move between the abstract and the figurative. The works explore emotional memories and imaginary landscapes, creating a dreamlike universe inspired by Fernando Pessoa’s poem “Eros and Psyche”.
Until 11/05
🎫 Free of charge
📍 A CASA do Objeto Brasileiro Museum
Modus Operandi
“Modus Operandi” offers an immersion in the creative processes of artist Regina Silveira, bringing together works, preparatory drawings, models and documentary videos from different periods of the artist’s career.
📅 Until 26/07
🎫 Free
📍 Institute of Contemporary Art (IAC)
MAM São Paulo: Encounters between the Modern and the Contemporary
More than 100 of MAM’s works are included in this exhibition, which highlights the dialogues between modern and contemporary art. Among the works are Paisagem (1948) by Tarsila do Amaral and works by renowned artists such as Di Cavalcanti, Victor Brecheret and Mira Schendel.
📅 Until 08/06
🎫 Free of charge
📍 FIESP Cultural Center
Carolinas
“Carolinas” celebrates the legacy of Carolina Maria de Jesus, highlighting the writer’s influence on Brazilian art and culture. It brings together works by 11 contemporary black artists, such as paintings, sculptures and embroidery, which dialog with Carolina’s universe.
Until 18/05
🎫 Free
📍 Cultural Box
Upcoming exhibitions in SP
Pixar World
The Pixar World exhibition is back in São Paulo for a new season! After its success in 2022, the exhibition returns with more than 30 3D characters and 14 themed environments, which recreate striking scenes from animations such as Toy Story, Viva – Life is a Party, Up and Amusing Minds 2. Guaranteed fun for all ages!
📅 From 18/06
🎫 From R$ 44, available here
📍 Shopping Center Norte: Travessa Casalbuono, 120 – Vila Guilherme
