The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks.
It was completed in 1996.
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer with the assistance of structural engineer Bruno Contarini, who had worked with Niemeyer on earlier projects, the MAC-Niterói is 16 meters high; its cupola has a diameter of 50 meters with three floors.
The museum has a collection of 1,217 works from the art collector João Sattamini.
A collection assembled since the 1950s by that collector, constituted by the second largest collection of contemporary art in Brazil.
MAC - Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
Address: Mirante da Boa Viagem, s/n - Boa Viagem, Niterói - RJ, 24210-390
Phone: +552126202400
Site:
http://www.macniteroi.com.br/Location inserted by
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