Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado

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Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado
Museu de Arte Brasileira da Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado.jpg
Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado HQ
Type Private
Established1947
Chairperson Celita Procopio de Carvalho
President Antonio Bias Bueno Guillon
Students12,500
Undergraduates 8,000
Postgraduates 4,500
Location,
01242-902
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Brazil

23°32′42″S46°39′47″W / 23.5450°S 46.6631°W / -23.5450; -46.6631
CampusUrban
Colors Blue and white
Sporting affiliations
LAACA
MascotGigi (the Giraffe)
Website faap.br

FAAP (Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation) was founded in 1947 by Earl Armando Alvares Penteado, whose objective was to support, promote and develop the plastic and scenic arts, culture and teaching.

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The university has twelve thousand students and twelve hundred professors. [1] The Campus is located in Higienópolis, one of the most traditional districts of São Paulo, and houses seven faculties: Business Administration, Fine Arts, Communication, Engineering, Economics, Law and Technology, post-graduation courses and MBA.

The foundation is a cultural centre in São Paulo, housing one of the most eminent theaters in town (Teatro FAAP) and the Museu de Arte Brasileira (Museum of Brazilian Art). FAAP has received important exhibits, most notably the exhibit "China: A Arte Imperial, A Arte do Cotidiano, A Arte Contemporânea", the "Treasures of the Czars" display (including some of the Fabergé eggs), and in 2011 an exhibit on Grace Kelly, "Os Anos Grace Kelly" (Grace Kelly Era), inaugurated by Prince Albert of Monaco.

Every semester the institution provides lectures from artists, politicians and economists. Guest speakers include George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Gordon Brown, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Rubens Ricupero (also Director Faculty of Economics), Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Peter Mandelson, among others.

Schools and faculties

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado – ISEP Study Abroad".