Recife Trip Overview
The Institute has a permanent collection of historical and artistic objects of various origins with a strong emphasis on historical and iconographic documentation related to the colonial period and Dutch Brazil, including the world’s largest collection of paintings by Frans Post, who was the first landscape painter. Brazil and the first landscape architect of the Americas. The Institute also houses one of the largest collections of white weapons in the world, with over 3,000 pieces, mostly from Europe and Asia, produced between the 14th and 21st centuries. The Institute’s library has more than 60,000 volumes from the 16th century onwards, highlighting the collections of brasiliana and rare works.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Recife, Brazil
Trip Category: Sightseeing Tickets & Passes >> Attraction Tickets
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What to Expect When Visiting Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil
The Institute has a permanent collection of historical and artistic objects of various origins with a strong emphasis on historical and iconographic documentation related to the colonial period and Dutch Brazil, including the world’s largest collection of paintings by Frans Post, who was the first landscape painter. Brazil and the first landscape architect of the Americas. The Institute also houses one of the largest collections of white weapons in the world, with over 3,000 pieces, mostly from Europe and Asia, produced between the 14th and 21st centuries. The Institute’s library has more than 60,000 volumes from the 16th century onwards, highlighting the collections of brasiliana and rare works.
Visit: Ricardo Brennand Institute, Alameda Antonio Brennand Várzea, Recife, State of Pernambuco 50741-904 Brazil
The Ricardo Brennand Institute (IRB), also known as Brennand Castle, is a non-profit Brazilian cultural institution located in Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. It was voted the best museum in South America by the travel site TripAdvisor.
IRB has the largest collection in the world of Dutch painter Frans Post, the first landscape artist in the Americas and the first landscape painter in Brazil. It also houses one of the largest collections of melee weapons in the world, with over 3,000 pieces, including 27 complete medieval armor.
