Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM)

The main exhibitions take place in two rooms, the Milú Villela Room and the Paulo Figueiredo Room, besides the Glass Room. Other shows are regularly staged in the library and the main corridor, which is the location for the Wall Project installations program. Every two years, MAM stages the Panorama of Brazilian Art, an exhibition that is the result of a contemporary art production mapping in all the regions of the country. A growing interest in Brazilian art around the world has made the Panorama an important exhibition in the international art circuit. The museum also has a wide-ranging program of other activities, including courses, seminars, talks, performances, concerts, video sessions and arts workshops. The content of the exhibitions and these activities is open to all through audio-guides, video-guides and translation into Brazilian sign language.

MAM is located in the Ibirapuera Park, the most important green area in São Paulo. The building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer in the 1950s and adapted by Lina Bo Bardi in 1982. In addition to the exhibition rooms, the museum has a studio, library, auditorium, restaurant and store. The museum spaces are visually integrated with the Sculpture Garden, designed by Robert Burle Marx in 1993 to house works from the collection. All facilities are accessible to people with disabilities.

The collection’s artworks are displayed in temporary exhibitions held at MAM and other institutions, both Brazilian and foreign. The museum has a policy of updating, conserving and permanently expanding the collection.