Modern art from the 1920s until the present day on display in seven rooms of a 19th century mansion. There is also a library with literature about modern art.
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Museu da Imagem e do Som de Pernambuco - MISPE
Holds more than 6,000 pieces, including movies, records, photographs, postcards and the like. Uses modern audivisual techniques to document Pernambuco's culture.
Museu do Instituto Arqueológico, Histórico e Geográfico de Pernambuco
The oldest museum in Brazil, established in 1866. It has extensive collections about the history of Pernambuco from prehistoric to colonial times.
House where 19th-century politician, abolitionist and author Joaquim Nabuco was born.
The museum contains religious artifacts.
Assembléia Legislativa do Estado de Pernambuco
Seat of the Pernambuco State Legislature, built in 1874. A historical documents collection can be visited in the annex building.
Teatro do Parque
Constructed in 1915, Parque Theater is one of the three oldest, historic theaters in Recife. Modern and traditional plays from Spanish and Portuguese playwrights of the 17th-21st centuries are performed at the theater. Next door is the Cineteatro do Parque, Recife's oldest cinemas. Because Recife's municipal government, tickets are subsidized and cost only pennies!