Salvador - Bahia Museum of Art

(Local Name: Museu de Arte de Bahia) Bahia Museum of Art

Avenida Lafayete runs into Avenida 7 de Setembro, which cuts through the Vitória district and comes to the beaches of Porto da Barra and Farol da Barra, on the east side of the bay. On Avenida 7 de Setembro is the Bahia Museum of Art (Museu de Arte de Bahia), which since 1943 has been housed in a mansion formerly belonging to the Goes Calmon family. The Museum's collections include furniture, silver and azulejos from colonial Bahia, Chinese porcelain and pictures by modern Bahian artists.