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| Instituto do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural da Bahia | |
|---|---|
| Name | Instituto do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural da Bahia |
| Native name | Instituto do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural da Bahia |
| Formation | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Salvador, Bahia |
| Leader title | President |
| Parent organization | Secretaria de Cultura do Estado da Bahia |
Instituto do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural da Bahia is a public cultural preservation agency based in Salvador, Bahia responsible for identifying, preserving, and promoting the tangible and intangible heritage of the state of Bahia (state). It operates within the institutional framework of the Secretaria de Cultura do Estado da Bahia and interacts with federal entities such as the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional and international organizations including UNESCO, ICOMOS, and ICOM. The institute plays a central role in conservation programs affecting colonial architecture, religious art, Afro-Brazilian cultural expressions, and historic urban landscapes across municipalities like São Félix, Bahia, Cachoeira, Bahia, and Ilhéus.
The institute emerged during the 1980s debates following cultural policy reforms linked to leaders from the Diretas Já movement and the re-democratization process associated with the Constituição de 1988 (Brasil). Its creation paralleled institutional innovations at the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional and regional initiatives in states such as Pernambuco and Minas Gerais. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s the body engaged in restoration projects connected to figures and sites like Pelourinho, the works of Aleijadinho, and the artistic legacy of Candomblé practitioners, aligning with programs promoted by the Ministério da Cultura (Brasil) and collaborations with universities including the Federal University of Bahia and the Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana.
The institute's mission references statutes enacted by the Assembleia Legislativa da Bahia and state decrees that mirror federal laws such as the Lei nº 4.845 (1942) and later cultural protections influenced by the Lei Rouanet. Its legal competence includes issuing protection listings, municipal and state registers comparable to the lists maintained by the IPHAN, and coordinating with municipal councils like the Conselho Municipal de Preservação do Patrimônio Cultural (Salvador). The mandate addresses restoration of properties linked to historical figures and movements such as Tomé de Sousa, Escravidão no Brasil, and the Afro-Brazilian religious traditions centered on terreiros of Candomblé.
Administratively the institute is structured into technical departments and regional offices mirroring models from institutions like Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional and cultural secretariats in Rio de Janeiro (state). Key internal units include conservation laboratories, legal advisory teams, and documentation centers that collaborate with academic centers such as the Museu Afro Brasil, the Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, and archives like the Arquivo Público do Estado da Bahia. Leadership has historically engaged with cultural figures, municipal mayors from Salvador, and state secretaries tied to the Secretaria de Estado de Cultura.
Major programs overseen by the institute encompass historic district rehabilitation in Pelourinho, restoration campaigns in Santo Antônio da Barra Fort, urban revitalization initiatives comparable to projects in Centro Histórico de São Luís and collaborative festivals with entities like Fundação Cultural do Estado da Bahia. Projects have included safeguarding colonial art attributed to artists in the tradition of José Joaquim da Rocha and promoting intangible heritage linked to personalities like Mestre Bimba and Mestre Pastinha through partnerships with capoeira associations and cultural circuits supported by the Fundação Cultural Palmares.
The institute manages inventories and protective measures for an array of heritage assets including churches such as Igreja de São Francisco (Salvador), convents, civic buildings, and vernacular architecture in towns like Cachoeira, Bahia and Maragogipe. Collections span liturgical objects, colonial sculptures, and artifacts connected to Afro-Brazilian practices preserved alongside holdings of institutions like the Museu de Arte Sacra da Bahia and the Museu Afro-Brasileiro. It also designates sites of memory associated with historical events like the Revolta dos Malês and maintains registers analogous to the Patrimônio Mundial nominations submitted to UNESCO.
Research units coordinate field surveys, architectural diagnostics, and material analyses in partnership with laboratories at the Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, the Universidade Federal da Bahia, and international conservation programs linked to ICCROM. Conservation interventions employ techniques documented in case studies involving restoration of azulejos, giltwood (talha dourada) conservation like that of Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos, and preventive conservation aligned with standards from ICOMOS. Educational outreach includes training for artisans working in barroco and rococó crafts, apprenticeships connected to master carvers, and curricular interactions with the Instituto Federal da Bahia.
Public programming integrates guided tours in historic centers, exhibitions in venues such as the Casa do Benin and collaborations with festivals including Carnaval da Bahia, Festa de Iemanjá, and cultural circuits promoted by the Ministério do Turismo. The institute partners with municipal cultural councils, NGOs, and international donors to promote heritage tourism, community-based preservation in quilombola territories recognized under policies related to Quilombo, and safeguard practices of terreiros led by notable ialorixás and babalorixás documented in ethnographic studies by scholars affiliated with the Museu Afro Brasil and the Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada.
Category:Cultural heritage organizations of Brazil Category:Organisations based in Salvador, Bahia