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Maria Antônia University Center

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Fachada Centro Universitário Maria Antônia da Universidade de São Paulo
Fachada Centro Universitário Maria Antônia da Universidade de São Paulo

The Maria Antônia University Center is an organ of the Pro-Rectory of Culture and University Extension of the University of São Paulo, which promotes modern and contemporary art exhibitions, courses in the field of humanities, seminars, debates, and other events, with emphasis on the dialogue between the different artistic languages. Maria Antônia, as it is known, occupies the former headquarters of the School of Philosophy, Sciences, and Languages of the University of São Paulo, along with the USP Theater, in a complex of buildings classified as the city's historical heritage. The Maria Antônia is considered a relevant point to spread the production of the University of São Paulo in its many levels and a space for the exchange of knowledge produced inside and outside the university. The complex offers several didactic activities, among them: courses, seminars, workshops in engraving, photography, drawing, and painting. The São Paulo Biennial Foundation and the Institute of Architects of Brazil awarded the University Center's renovation and restoration project in the Non-Executed Institutional Category of the Votorantim Architecture Award - General Architecture Exhibition, developed by the architecture office UNA Arquitetos.

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Maria Antônia University Center
Rua Maria Antônia, São Paulo Higienópolis (Consolação)

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Centro Universitário Maria Antônia

Rua Maria Antônia
01222-010 São Paulo, Higienópolis (Consolação)
São Paulo, Brazil
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