Model of the city of São Paulo

exhibition design, technology and historical object

Abstract

This article presents evidence about the model of the city of São Paulo, installed at the Museu Paulista since 1922, created by Henrique Bakkenist, at the request of the institution. This historical object is part of the collection of furniture, documents and works of art that tell the history of the city. Two preliminary questions suggest an investigation strategy: what is the relevance of the model of the city of São Paulo to the collection of that historical museum? What contributions to the Museu Paulista the exhibition design choices propose when presenting the model after the restoration process in recent years? The methodology used to produce this article focuses on case studies and bibliographical research, with analysis of information to construct hypotheses. Some of the evidence discussed here may resurface with due deepening in the research of the stricto-sensu master’s dissertation being developed at the Postgraduate Program in Design - Universidade Anhembi Morumbi.