Museu do Ceará
A state history museum in the former provincial legislative building, with exhibits on Indigenous peoples, the abolition of slavery and northeastern cowboy culture.
The Museu do Ceará is housed in the neoclassical former Provincial Legislative Assembly building, completed in 1871, and is the state's most important history museum. Its exhibits cover Indigenous artifacts and objects from the colonial period, the history of Ceará becoming the first province to abolish slavery in 1884, and the cowboy culture, religious beliefs and folk art of the northeastern interior. The museum is of moderate size and can be seen in about an hour. Admission is free or low-cost, and it is closed on Mondays. It lies in the old city center near Ferreira Square and can be combined with the Central Market and the cathedral.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat approx. 09:00–17:00; Sun morning
Nearby sights
- Catedral Metropolitana de Fortaleza
- Passeio Público
- Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Assunção
- Mercado Central de Fortaleza
- Centro de Turismo do Ceará (EMCETUR)
- Theatro José de Alencar
- Pinacoteca do Ceará
- Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura