
Now there’s no excuse not to go to the museum! São Paulo is a true cultural hub, and in February, there’s no shortage of free exhibitions to be amazed by! From contemporary art to tributes to icons of literature and music, the city has options for all tastes and budgets. Check out the exhibitions on show:
Free exhibitions on show:
Flávio Cerqueira – a sculptor of meanings
The exhibition celebrates the career of renowned São Paulo sculptor Flávio Cerqueira, bringing together around 40 striking works that reflect his reflections on themes such as class, identity, race and gender.
🗓️Até 17/02
📍CCBB-SP
“EVERYTHING CAN (be lost)” – Tadeu Jungle
Another show joins the list of free exhibitions in SP in February! ‘Tudo pode (perdar-se)’ provides an overview of the work of Tadeu Jungle, a multimedia artist with a 45-year career and a reference in video art in Brazil. The show ranges from original pieces from the 1980s to recent creations, exploring different media and techniques, such as tapestry, marble, banners and papier-mâché sculptures.
🗓️ From 19/02 to 20/06
📍 Fiesp Cultural Center
Dinos Alive
In this exhibition, the public can embark on a fascinating journey through prehistory! Dinos Alive features more than 20 realistic replicas of dinosaurs, including mechatronic, static and life-size versions. The program also includes a guided tour, a special encounter with a Carnotaurus, children’s workshops and a fun ball pool.
🗓️ Until 23/02
📍 MorumbiShopping
Nelson Leirner: Amusement Park
The career of one of the most provocative artists in contemporary Brazilian art comes to life in an exhibition of more than 70 works, including sculptures, collages and paintings. The public is invited to reflect on themes such as the trivialization of art, the fusion between the popular and the erudite, as well as mass culture and consumerism.
🗓️ Until 23/02
📍 Caixa Cultural
Pre-Columbian America: body and territory
The exhibition features more than 90 archaeological items that tell the stories of civilizations that inhabited territories such as Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela, dating from between 1800 BC and 1750 AD. The experience is a real dive into the culture, art and rituals of ancient peoples.
🗓️Até 23/02
📍Ema Klabin House Museum
Oswald de Andrade Occupation
In an immersive experience, this exhibition explores the trajectory of Oswald de Andrade, one of the great names of Brazilian modernism, through four thematic axes: biography, literature, politics and modernism.
The exhibition brings together historical documents, personal items, audios, videos and testimonies from family members, offering the public a complete overview of his literary, theatrical and political contributions, as well as highlighting his importance in Brazil’s cultural history.
🗓️Até 23/02
📍Itaú Cultural
Artists of Dress: A Sewing of Affections
With works by more than 70 artists, this exhibition delves into the plural language of fashion, proposing a dialog between art, politics and identity. The show is divided into three thematic axes: Ancestry, Contemporaneity and Continuous Making.
🗓️Até 23/02
📍Itaú Cultural
A Color Flaw
More than 130 artists present their works in dialog with the book by Ana Maria Gonçalves. The exhibition explores themes such as ancestry, slavery, resistance and the African diaspora, inspired by the renowned novel that gives new meaning to Afro-Brazilian history and memory.
🗓️Até 26/02
📍Sesc Pinheiros
Brazilian Monalisas – Every Day is also Women’s Day
This exhibition puts Brazilian women in the spotlight, reinterpreting Da Vinci’s iconic Mona Lisa. With a total of 25 works, the show pays homage to outstanding figures such as Elza Soares, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Tarsila do Amaral and Dandara.
🗓️ Until 28/02
📍 Edmondo Biganti Gallery: Italy Building
USP 90 years: an immersive journey through our museums
This immersive experience brings together works and interactive technologies from USP’s main museums, such as the MAC, MAE, MZ and the Ipiranga Museum. In it, the public can explore fossils, dinosaurs and great works of art up close, including the iconic ‘Independence or Death! Thus combining history, science and technology.
🗓️ Until 28/02
📍 InovaUSP: Avenida Professor Lúcio Martins Rodrigues, 370 – Butantã
Marvel – The Power is Ours
Part of the list of free exhibitions in SP, this show brings together works by black, indigenous and LGBTQIAP+ artists, who reinvent iconic Marvel figures with a contemporary and representative look.
🗓️Até 28/02
📍Largo Páteo do Colégio, 148 – Historic Center of São Paulo
Life in Cordel Literature
With transformative poetry and woodcuts, the exhibition brings to light the epic and everyday stories of figures such as Ailton Krenak and Cleone Santos. It also reveals unpublished accounts of personalities from the Luz region, highlighting the cultural and historical impact of cordel literature on Brazilian popular art.
🗓️Até 28/02
📍Museum of the Portuguese Language
re_CURSOS – Valter Nu
The exhibition raises essential questions about memory, technology, consumption and sustainability through sculptures created from electronic waste. Cables, wires, keyboards and other discarded components are transformed into works of art, offering a reflection on the reframing of what we consider obsolete.
🗓️ Until 29/03
📍 Metal House