Aware of the fact that the mission should guide everyone with regard to the purpose of the institution, a few goals served as guidelines for its preparation: First, establish a peer relationship between art and education as two pillars that support the formation of a critical and reflective view; then, clearly establish its starting point and its main destination: Rio, with its cultural and historical heritage; and, insofar as its desire to materialize itself as a Museum is concerned, explain the purpose of creating its own collection.