MUSEU DE ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA - MAC
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Contemporary art museum in the form of a flying saucer hanging from a rock, attracting visitors, aesthetes and philistines alike
The MAC of Niterói, or when the museum is already a work of art! Its flying saucer shape, like no other, can be seen when you look out over the Guanabara Bay from the Sugar Loaf. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Niterói has become an attraction that since its inauguration in 1996 has attracted thousands of visitors, aesthetes and philanthropists. The MAC is today the city's space marker, just as the Space Needle is for Seattle. The peripheral vision offers a magnificent view of the Bay of Rio.the postcard is a must, one has the impression of crossing postmodernity as it was imagined in the 50s or 60s. Some will say that the show is (exclusively) outside because this establishment is especially spectacular by its forms of flying saucer hung on a rock, pure sketches taken from Oscar Niemeyer's cabinet. Critics blame the artistic direction for the paucity of the proposed exhibitions, but if it is true that the works suffer from comparison with the aesthetics of the place, they have the merit of presenting renowned Brazilian and international artists. Finally, the artistic fund is growing steadily thanks to donations from artists who have exhibited at the MAC. Crossing the bay, by bridge or ferry, is now an obligation for those who want to know the image of Brazilian modernity through the prism of its greatest architect.
