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 Júlio de Castilhos Museum | |
| Location | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 30°02′01″S 51°13′45″W / 30.0336°S 51.2292°W / -30.0336; -51.2292 |
| Type | Local museum |
| Collection size | 10,000+ pieces |
| Website | museujuliodecastilhos |
Júlio de Castilhos Museum (Portuguese: Museu Júlio de Castilhos) is a museum located in the city of Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). It is the oldest museum in Rio Grande do Sul state.
Its collection, over 10 thousand pieces, is Brazilian national heritage, and comprises objects of historical, artistic, ethnographic and archaeological character, mostly related to the history of Rio Grande do Sul. Its sections for the Ragamuffin War and the Paraguayan War are specially rich. The museum also preserves a few but very important examples of sculptures produced within Indian Reductions by Jesuits and indigenous peoples.
Gallery
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Charge of the Cavalry (Farroupilha army in the Ragamuffin War), by Guilherme Litran
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St. Francis Xavier, 18th century
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Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Porto Alegre, mid-19th century
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Reconstruction of Júlio de Castilhos' bedroom in his final years
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