Museu de Arte Contemporânea Niteroi

Rating:

Exceptional


The Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1996, occupies one of the most impressive buildings of Miemeyer, with curved lines that evoke Rio rounded peaks. The museum houses some 1,200 works of Brazilian art of the twentieth century. Its oval frame is suspended on a thin stand above a pond. From the patio looks Río, across the bay, and Niterói coastline to the historic colonial fortress of Santa Cruz.

Crossing the bridge President Costa da Silva of thirteen kilometers, you will reach the city of Niterói, near the Guanabara Bay. On a hill by the sea is the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC), opened in 1996. It is a circular building remind us to a UFO. It is a masterpiece of modern architecture, perhaps the best know building of the architect Oscar Niemeyer. Temporary exhibitions of modern art. Its design and 360 degree panoramic view of the bay of Rio de Janeiro makes imprescibible your visit.

Type: Building

Year built:1996

Address: Mirante da Boa Viagem, s/nº. Niterói 24210-390

Phone:+55 21 2620-2400

Opening times:10h-18h

Author: Oscar Niemeyer

Style: Modern movement, Contemporary

Area of interest: Architecture, Interior or Industrial design

Services: Museum

http://www.macniteroi.com.br/