Misericordia Museum

Large collection of regional historical artifacts & artworks in a 17th century mansion.

The Museum of the Merciful is one of the most important cultural spaces in Bahia and has in its collection works that tell a little about the history of the state and the country. Among the pieces related to personalities are the chair made exclusively for the visit of D. Pedro II, in 1859, and the desk of Ruy Barbosa, who was an employee at Santa Casa da Bahia.

The collection, composed of more than 3 thousand cataloged pieces, contextualizes a historical narrative of almost 500 years. Highlight for the Portuguese tile panels, depicting the Procession of Fogaréu and the Procession of Bones; the Pharmacy, the 1867 cabinet, exclusively built to store bottles of pharmaceutical substances from the Charity Hospital; and the first gasoline-powered car in Bahia and the oldest on display in Brazil