Visit the Memorial

Address

Praça da Liberdade, nº 640, esquina com Rua Gonçalves Dias, Bairro Savassi. Belo Horizonte – MG.

 

Opening hours

Temporarily closed for renovation works.

 

Follow the online program on our channels: Instagram (@memorial.vale), Facebook (@MemorialVale) and YouTube (@memorialvale).

Rules and recommendations

In order to provide everyone with the most pleasant visit to Memorial Minas Gerais Vale, we kindly request your special attention to the following rules and recommendations.

• Photographing without the use of flash lights is allowed. Comercial/Professional photographs are not allowed.
• Cell phones should not be used in the rooms, only in the corridors.
• Drinking and eating are limited to the space of the Theme Café and, on special occasions, the Reading and Seeing Room.
• Purses, backpacks and bags must be kept in the locker room at the reception.
• Pieces/settings can only be touched wherever there is a sticker clearly allowing you to do so.
• Avoid wearing high heels. Our floor is also historical, heritage listed and fragile at certain spots.
• The Reading and Seeing Space: in order to handle any of the materials available in this environment, please demand the assistance of one of our educators.
• Avoid speaking loudly, yelling, running and leaning against MMGV’s pillars, handrails and windowpanes.
• Those under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a legally responsible adult.
• Equipment loan is only allowed to those over 16 years of age; loans to those between 12 and 16 will be under the responsibility of their adult guardians.
• In case of doubt, ask our educators.

How to get there?

By car: the following streets/avenues will lead you to us – Bahia Street, João Pinheiro Avenue, Brasil Avenue, Bias Fortes Avenue, or Cristóvão Colombo Avenue.

The Memorial has no parking lot. There are paid on-street parking spaces on the surrounding streets as well as private parking lots in the area.

By Bus: for information about bus schedules and routes serving the Praça da Liberdade Square, where the Memorial is located, access www.bhtrans.pbh.gov.br

Or click on the following link and learn about the lines that will lead you to the Memorial.

 

Device Loans

The Memorial will lend audio devices and tablets to those over 16 during visitation. Loans to those under 16 will be the responsibility of the accompanying grown-ups.

 

Ask our educators

There are educators stationed on all the floors of the museum to guide your visit and clear up your doubts.

 

Take part in the Dialogue Sessions

Our educators hold actions in some of the Memorial’s rooms, stimulating the debate and new readings of the collection. Watch out for the schedule:

 

For further information

Please contact us in case of doubt or for further information.

Phone No. : (31) 3308-4000

E-mail: memorial@memorialvale.com

For children

We provide children of up to 12 years old with a kit so as to help them explore the theme rooms in a light and interactive way together with their parents. The “Trilha da Infância” kit includes a hand light, a map, a magnifying glass, and binoculars.

Children and the accompanying adults should demand their kits at the reception and are expected to give them back at the end of the visit.

 

Group Bookings

Memorial Minas Gerais Vale offers guided visits to school and non-school groups. Such visits are led by educators and address themes that are related to the museum’s collection. Visitation and bookings are free.

 

 

Book your school group visit

School group visits take place from Tuesdays to Fridays and must be previously booked.

Book your visit by filling out the form below or by phone (31) 3343-7317 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays.

You may choose a theme route for your school’s visit. Check the routes offered by the Memorial at the end of this page.

Read the school group visitation instructions at the link below.

(link: https://memorialvale.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/orientacoes-visitas-escolares.pdf)

 

Book your visit for EJA school classes or institutions from other cities.

Saturday visits are reserved to EJA school classes or groups from cities other than Belo Horizonte. Such visits must be previously booked, and it is important to point out that these groups may also book visits during the week.

Book your visit by filling out the form below or by phone on (31) 3343-7317 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays.

You may choose a theme route for your visit. Check the routes available below.

Read the visitation instructions for schools and other institutions at the link below.

(link: https://memorialvale.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/orientacoes-visitas-escolares.pdf)

Book your non-school group visit

Non-school group visits take place from Tuesdays to Fridays and must be previously booked.

Book your visit by filling out the form below or by phone on (31) 3343-7317 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays.

You may choose a theme route for your visit. Check the routes available below.

Read the visit instructions at the link below.

(link: https://memorialvale.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/orientacoes-visitas-nao-escolares.pdf)