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The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has visited the Museu Afro Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil, regarded as the largest museum of the African Diaspora in Latin America.
According to a statement issued in Ibadan by the Alaafin’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaye, the monarch was accompanied by his Queen Consort, Ayaba Abiwunmi.
Located within the Manuel da Nóbrega Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park, the museum was founded in 2004 by renowned Brazilian artist, curator and museum director Emanuel Araújo.
The museum houses more than 6,000 works of art, artefacts and historical objects spanning over five centuries, documenting the cultural and historical contributions of people of African descent in Brazil.
“The Afro Brasil Museum (Museu Afro Brasil) in São Paulo is the largest museum of the African Diaspora in Latin America.
“It houses over 6,000 works of art, artefacts and antiques spanning five centuries of history, chronicling the profound cultural and historical contributions of Black people in Brazil,” the statement said.
According to the statement, the museum’s permanent collection includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, ethnographic artefacts, slavery-era documents, plantation equipment, traditional religious objects and a wide range of arts and crafts.
It added that the museum presents Brazil’s history through the experiences of enslaved Africans and their descendants.
The museum also contains thousands of statues, photographs, illustrations, masks, dolls, clothing, documents, paintings, furniture, installations and historical memorabilia.
“It is almost impossible to take in the whole place in one visit. While most of the printed information is in Portuguese, the museum provides English-speaking guides whose explanations make the stories behind each object both moving and inspiring.
“It is, without doubt, one of the finest museums in Latin America,” the statement added.
