Museu do Ipiranga, also known as Museu Paulista, is a history museum in São Paulo’s Ipiranga district and a unit of the University of São Paulo. Housed in a monumental building designed to commemorate Brazilian independence, the museum focuses on the history of Brazilian society and material culture. Its collections include around 30,000 paintings, photographs, and posters, along with about 25,000 objects, covering subjects such as everyday life, work, domestic spaces, urban development, and political history. Notable works include paintings by Pedro Américo, Benedito Calixto, and Almeida Júnior, while the surrounding Independence Park includes formal gardens and the Imperial Crypt.