Parque da Luz, also known as Jardim da Luz, has an area of approximately 113 thousand m². It was created as a botanical garden by a Royal Order of the Portuguese Crown, on November 19, 1798. However, it was opened to the public, in 1825, as a Botanical Garden, during the period of Imperial Brazil, becoming the first leisure space for the population From São Paulo.
In 1981, the park was listed as a historical landmark and currently houses approximately 32 sculptures that are part of the Pinacoteca's collection. Among the artists represented are Victor Brecheret, Amílcar de Castro, Maria Martins, José Resende, Marcelo Nietsche, and many others.
In 2025, Mutheir reopened the Sculpture garden, expanding the presence of female artists, and for the first time included works by women artists in the collection. Denilson Baniwa, Jorge dos Anjos e Nadia Taquary, whose inclusion reinforces the relevance of Black and Indigenous voices in Brazilian sculpture.









![Claudia Alarcón & Silät, Oyhil ta iwo lhipa — Nuestros tejidos unidos [Nossos tecidos unidos] [Our united fabrics] (detail), 2025. Courtesy of MASP](http://media.meer.com/attachments/dd97ee9e1b36d32859e66cf2dad9f28b8350ae35/store/fill/330/330/6dff01b54b188468f916f91a879dd82d8693b8cc02c1ef3efef17d2aae01/Claudia-Alarcon-and-Silat-Oyhil-ta-iwo-lhipa-Nuestros-tejidos-unidos-Nossos-tecidos-unidos-Our.jpg)
![La Chola Poblete, Sem título [Untitled], Da série Hasta la tristeza es distinta con el sol [Até a tristeza é diferente com o sol] [From the series Even sadness is different with the sun] (detail), 2025. Courtesy of MASP](http://media.meer.com/attachments/c2e2bcc5e70b3e8024ec72a4ea8092304839e64d/store/fill/330/330/3066a4602b72c3b9962b6efe3c521543d81e0d0dc431dd4968942a763f64/La-Chola-Poblete-Sem-titulo-Untitled-Da-serie-Hasta-la-tristeza-es-distinta-con-el-sol-Ate-a.jpg)
![Sandra Gamarra, El que no tiene de inga tiene de mandinga I [Quem não tem inga tem mandinga I] [Those who don't have inga have mandinga I] (detail), 2007. Courtesy of MASP](http://media.meer.com/attachments/fd8f587f45f78bee6c7685af3fd629205e087023/store/fill/330/330/37d016e482ee1b67fbce84e765502a4b9eec17f222f41a7b6f800ef3fc7c/Sandra-Gamarra-El-que-no-tiene-de-inga-tiene-de-mandinga-I-Quem-nao-tem-inga-tem-mandinga-I.jpg)




