Olinda Sights

  1. Museu de Arte Contemporânea

    Recommended for both its permanent and temporary contemporary art exihibits, this museum is housed in an 18th-century building previously used as a jail during the Inquisition.

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  2. Museu de Arte Sacra de Pernambuco

    Housed in a building constructed in 1696 that once functioned as Olinda's Episcopal Palace and Câmara (Government Council), this museum contains an interesting collection of sacred art and a photographic homage to the city.

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  3. Museu do Mamulengo

    This puppet museum is home to a unique collection of over 1000 pieces devoted to the traveling puppet shows called Mamulengos, a popular tradition of the Northeast.

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