DA SILVA MUSEUM OF ARTS AND CULTURE
Museum
2024
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2024
Museum in a family home with an atmosphere of yesteryear, featuring rooms furnished in period style with old photos
The museum was opened in 1998 in a building that is one of the most remarkable specimens of Afro-Brazilian architecture in Porto Novo. Built in 1890, this house belonged to a rich family of "Brazilians". An atmosphere of yesteryear hangs in the air. Rooms are furnished in the style of the time, old photos hang on the walls, and copies of the Petit Journal, a French magazine reporting on the highlights of colonization, are not to be missed. However, this is not the most interesting museum in the city.
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Members' reviews on DA SILVA MUSEUM OF ARTS AND CULTURE
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Visited in may 2018
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Nous avons été un peu déçus par la visite. Certes, le bâtiment afro brésilien est typique (il n'en reste plus beaucoup visitable dans un si bon état à Porto-Novo) mais ne vous attendez pas à un aménagement exceptionnel (quelques lits et 2-3 armoires...). La collection du propriétaire qui est installée dans l'annexe peut être intéressante pour les scolaires béninois mais un peu hors sujet pour les touristes (collection de voitures, d'appareils photos ou encore de ses voyages personnels). Quant à la guide (ce n'est donc plus celui décrit dans les avis précédents), il faut croire qu'elle est un peu lassée...
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Extensive! Is this with obvious qualities of the guide Boris, very friendly, efficient, precise? Or heterogeneous but friendly bazaar of this museum to the colonial age? Or will also show the new and of the volunteer (news room Martin Luther King)? The fact remains that I found this visit fascinating. The exterior walls are also to watch carefully.
The architecture of the house which houses the museum is remarkable. The guide, very listening visitors, does not miss humour. Despite its many approximations, it offers interesting information, especially around the way of life of the " families; afro-brésiliennes" , polygamy and strict separation of the sexes in the habitat. Some rooms in the second part of the museum are surprising, as this collection of statuettes Thai which denounce its former owner of tastes plus libertines that cultural.
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