Museu de Arte do Rio - MAR

"The 2013 opening of the Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR) has provided a compelling reason for visitors to head to this part of town." Full review

"The huge museum hosts wide-ranging exhibitions that focus on Rio in all its complexity – its people, landscapes, beauty, challenges and conflicts." Full review

" Just the architecture alone—which won best building in a worldwide competition upon opening—is worth the trip. " Full review

"At Rio's Museum of Modern Art you will find works by Picasso, Brancusi and Rodin alongside pieces by Jorge Barrão, Florian Reiss, Ernesto Neto and Felipe Barbosa." Full review

"Inaugurated in 2013, the Museu de Arte do Rio, dedicated to the arts and visual cultures, houses temporary exhibitions going from Baroque art to modern art." Full review

"The bold colours and childlike drawings come to life, not least in the form of ‘Brasil Cinco Séculos’, a vast frieze telling the 500-year history of Brazil. " Full review

"The MAR literally bridges the old and the new, consisting of a beautifully restored 19th-century palace and a newly constructed sleek modern building." Full review