Manaus - Tourism and culture of the AmazonThe Port Museum was the first architectçãnical construction of the Port of Manaus and was builtído to serve as a house of máquinas.
Another major step was taken within the project of resignificationção of the Historic Center of the city. The City Hall Manaus, through the Municipal Foundation of Culture, Tourism and Events (Manauscult) assumed the management of the Port Museum, work protected by the National Institute of Historical and Artónio National Historic Heritage (Iphan) and responsible for housing part of the historyória navigationção Amazonas. On the afternoon of Tuesday, 12/12, Mayor Arthur Virgílio Neto signed the term of possession in a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Museum, located between the streets Governador Vitório and Vivaldo Lima, Center.
"Here we have a historical prédioórico and we have the possibility to take another step in the process of resignificação do Centro Histórico. We have to breathe history and conquer this territory, to make a future on top of the historical past of Manaus, "commented the mayor.
The cessão of the Port Museum was a request from the municipal public power attended by the Superintendence of Heritage of the Union (SPU) in função project resignificação of área, próximo the Port and Paço da Liberdade, região considered the landmark zero of the city.
The Attorney of República in Amazonas, Leonardo Galiano, explained that the city may restore and reopen the spaceáo to the public. "After several meetings between SPU and Iphan, the City Hall has shown interest in promoting the redevelopment of the Center. And from this instrument of cessão use, held through the SPU directorate in Brasília, isálegitimized its restorationção and opening, "said the representative of the Ministry Público Federal.
Já the superintendent of the Iphan, Karla Bitar, stressed that the órgão participated in the negotiations and continueá accompanying the entire restoration processção. "The patrimônio épara a população. The city hall expressed interest and Iphan collaborated in the process. Now we will give continuity to the analysis and inspection for revitalization and sustainable use," argued Bitar.
Projects
In the regionão are still the two oldest houses in the city of Manaus, called houses 69 and 77, located on Bernardo Ramos Street, whose recovery worksção be delivered in 2018.
The spaceço passá by a restoration project and shouldá house a Cultural Center afterós works are completed, reported the CEO of Manauscult, Bernardo Monteiro de Paula. "Today is a day of great happiness, because we received from SPU the prédio of the Port Museum, which will also house the headquarters of Manauscult. The culture and tourism of Manaus will be in the historic center. Here passá by a broad reformulação to be able to deliver, byé the end of managementão, another tourist and cultural equipment for Manaus, "added Bernardo.
The Port Museum was the first architectural building of the Port of Manaus and was built to serve as a home for machinery.
"The process of resignificação of the Centro Histórico began, still in 2013, with the occupação do Palácio Rio Branco, with the reinauguração do Mercado Municipal Adolpho Lisboa and that has been walking in the rescue of regiã o where the city was born with the requalificação avenue Eduardo Ribeiro, the Paço da Liberdade, the Praça da Matriz, and other works that will be delivered à população próximos anos, "said the CEO of Manauscult.
The superintendent of SPU in Amazonas, Alessandro Cohen, highlighted the partnership of the SPU and the possibility of new partnerships with the Manaus City Hall. "These actionsções of the city hall comeão meet the policies of the SPU of destinationção imóveis made by the Federal Government, through the Ministryério do Planejamento, for purposes of good uses. Now we will work some more properties to revitalize the historic center of Manaus, "he stressed.
It also comprises the strategic plan of the Manaus City Hall for the Historic Center of the City, the João Bosco Pantoja Evangelista Municipal Library, the Adalberto Valle and Tenreiro Aranha squares, as well as the former prédios of the Cassina Hotel (CabaréChinelo) of the Manaus City Hall.
Historical value
Dating back to 1903, the building that today houses the Port Museum functioned as the "Manaos Harbour" machine shop until 1983. To do this, all the adaptations made during this period were demolished, rescuing the old brick building in the style adopted by the buildings of the Industrial Revolution. The attached shed is also from the same period and makes up the unique architectural ensemble of the museum.
On the site pátio is still a steam locomotive, accompanied by a small electric locomotive, which belonged à "Manaos Harbour" and circulated by the pátio of the Port pulling the wagons with cargo between the warehouses and the pier.
In all, the building has 794 square meters of constructed area and presents some characteristic elements that give unity to the style: along with the exposed bricks, the masonry structure stands out, which highlights the stones and materials used, giving an imposing and medieval air à constructionção.
