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Rio De Janeiro: Visit The Museums Of Modern And Contemporary Art In Rio And Niteroi

Visit two of Rio de Janeiro's most iconic museums on this half-day tour. First, head to the Museum of Modern Art in Rio and discover the modernist building constructed by Afonso Eduardo, and Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by the famous architect Oscar Niemeyer. Duration: 5 Hours (approx.)
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The purpose of this tour is to show and visit two prominent cultural institutions: the Museum of Modern Art, known as MAM, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, known as MAC, in Niteroi also bathed by the waters of Guanabara’s Bay. The MAM occupies a privileged area in Flamengo Park, where you can see the Pão de Açucar, Cristo Redentor, Marina da Glória, Santos Dumont Airport, and the relief of the city of Niterói.

After visiting the MAM, we will continue towards Niteroi by the Rio-Niteroi bridge, enjoying the postcard of the Guanabara Bay surrounded by natural beauties and human-made monuments such as Niemeyer’s Path, set of architect’s works that made Niteroi the second City, after Brasilia, with more structures created by him.

The architectural style of the MAM, considered by Affonso Eduardo Reidy, follows the rationalist concept of structures leaked and integrated with the landscape. In this way, it assimilates the modern post-war trends, serving as a stage for manifestations of the Brazilian artistic avant-garde from the new realists to the Neo-Concretists.

Hélio Oiticica exhibited there his work Tropicália giving rise to the Tropicalist movement. The architect Eduardo Reidy used the horizontal and transparent structure and integrated the museum with the nature of both the sea and the gardens.

Across the Bay of Guanabara, we will visit the Museum of Contemporary Art, considered one of the architectural wonders of the world. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Niterói launches a new museum concept as a space of creation, synthesis, and unity between art, culture, and society in environmental integration.

For Oscar Niemeyer, the purpose of the MAC is to anticipate futures for the 21st Century through architectural communion with the stunning landscape. “The sea, the mountains of Rio, a magnificent landscape that I had to preserve… and I went up the building, adopting the circular shape that, in my view, the space required… I felt that the museum Would be beautiful and so different from the others that rich and poor would enjoy visiting it.” by Oscar Niemeyer.

- What To Expect

- Explore Rio’s two most iconic museums on this half-day tour
- Visit the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art
- Take guided tours through both architecturally beautiful museums
- All entrance fees and transportation are included on this small-group tour

- What Is Included

- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Driver
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Transport by private vehicle

- What Is Not Included

- Lunch

- Know Before You Go

- This tour will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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- Duration: 5 hours
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