Museums in Manaus

Museums & Art

Manaus offers a deep dive into the wealth of the rubber boom and the region's biodiversity. The Amazon Theatre, opened in 1896, showcases Belle Époque opulence, while the Palacete Provincial houses five distinct museums covering numismatics, archaeology, and art. The Rio Negro Palace reflects early 20th-century political history as a former governor's residence. For local heritage, the Museu do Seringal reconstructs a historic rubber plantation, and the Natural History Museum displays indigenous Amazonian fauna including insects and reptiles.

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Amazon Theatre

The Amazon Theatre is an opera house located in Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

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Rio Negro Palace Cultural Centre

The Palácio Rio Negro in Manaus, Brazil, is a former seat of government and residence of the governor of the state of Amazonas.

Provincial Palace

A beautiful palace with a charming square containing a number of museums with an interesting art work collections on display. Free entry.

Rdamniel / Public domain

Amazon Natural History Museum

Meet the insects, fish and reptiles you might encounter later on in the Amazon jungle and river. Good for families with children.

Mauricio Martins De Almeida Filho / CC-BY-SA

Museu do Seringal Vila Paraíso (rubber Museum)

An open-air museum and former film set reconstructing a late 19th-century rubber estate. It features demonstrations of the latex extraction process, smoking rooms, and the contrasting living quarters of rubber barons and tappers on the banks of the Rio Negro.