FAOP – Fundação de Arte de Ouro Preto

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In short

The Fundação de Arte de Ouro Preto (FAOP), a unit of the Minas Gerais State Secretariat of Culture and Tourism, was founded in 1968 in Ouro Preto. Its Technical Course in Conservation and Restoration, begun in the 1970s by the restorer Jair Afonso Inácio, is taught in five semester modules, with practice in paper, polychrome sculpture and easel painting, including work on real community collections. Its Núcleo de Arte e Ofícios offers free courses and craft workshops, with ateliers for ceramics, printmaking, painting, drawing, embroidery and mosaic.

Where

Ouro Preto, Brazil

Founded

1968

Crafts

Fine craftsmanship · Ceramics and porcelain

Website

faop.mg.gov.br

Email

faop@faop.mg.gov.br

Source

School website · checked on 25/10/2026

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