The Museu de Arte Moderna has a permanent exhibition of works by Brazilian artists, including Cândido Portinari, Brazil’s most famous artist.
Museu de Arte Moderna – MAM
(Museum of Modern Art)
The Museum of Modern Art, which was inaugurated in 1958, has a very unusual history. It has a privileged downtown location on Flamengo Park on Guanabara Bay. After a disastrous fire in 1978, hundreds of people from all over the world contributed to the rebuilding of this cultural treasure and the replacement of its collections.
It currently houses approximately 1700 works, including paintings, sculptures and engravings by Brazilian and foreign artists. It also houses a specialised art library and a well-known cinemathèque that is among the most popular in town.
Museu de Arte Contemporanea
