Arte da Pampulha Museum

Museu de Arte da Pampulha, former Pampulha Casino, part of the Pampulha architectural complex, focuses on artistic trends in various exhibitions, research and conceptualization. In its collections, works of contemporary Brazilian art.

It is one of the buildings built by Oscar Niemeyer around the Pampulha Lagoon in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, at the request of then Mayor Juscelino Kubitschek, in the early forties.

The building is part of the Pampulha architectural complex, which is complemented with the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Casa do Baile da Pampulha and Yacht Club. It was the first building set to be built.

As soon as the first casino in the city was opened it begans to attract players from all over Brazil, making the nightlife in Belo Horizonte. As the house was responsible for Joaquim Rolla, the same administrator of Casino da Urca in Rio de Janeiro, and casino palace Quitandinha in Petropolis, the casino took to Belo Horizonte some of the biggest attractions of international music concerts. The glory days of the Pampulha Casino lasted. On April 30, 1946, during the government of General Gaspar Dutra, the game was banned in Brazil. Now operates as a museum in 1957, when it was known as "Crystal Palace".

The MAP has a collection of 1,600 works, among them exhibitions of contemporary art in Brazil, focusing on various artistic trends. A highlight of the collection are works by Guignard. The collection includes works by several artists such as Oswaldo Goeldi Fayga Ostrower Letycia and Anna, works of modernists such as Di Cavalcanti, Livio Abramo, Ceschiatti Giorgi and Antonio Dias and contemporary, Frans Krajcberg, Ado Malagoli Iberê Camargo, Tomie Ohtake Ivan Serpa, Milton Dacosta, Alfredo Volpi, Franz Weissmann, among others.

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Guanabara Park (activity) - The Guanabara Park is opposite the church of São Francisco de Assis on the edge of the Pampulha Lagoon. He has over 50 years of history in an area of ​​8 square meters.   There are over 18 amazing attractions, including: Auto-Track Child (-Tromba Tromba), Ghost Train, Bumper Boat, Autorama, Pistinha, Caterpillar, Palace of Laughter and many other electronic toys.   The Park is one of the best area... Address: Parque Guanabara‎ Av. Dr Otacílio Negrão Lima, 3333 - Pampulha Belo Horizonte - MG Distance: 0.00km from the Arte da Pampulha Museum
Barra Lounge Disco (nightlife) - Rates: up to $ 40 Average age: 22 to 25 Genre: Dance / Disco / Pop   Address: Av. Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 7585 - Pampulha - Belo Horizonte / MG Phone: (31) 3497-3133 Address: Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 7585, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil Distance: 0.00km from the Arte da Pampulha Museum
Federal University of Minas Gerais (sightseeing) - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG The buildings of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais certainly contribute to the overall architecture in the city and together make up one of Brazil's top five universities. Called home by almost 40,000 students and some 4,500 staff, this is education on an epic scale, offering a total of 75 individual undergraduate degrees. The university was founded in 1927, within the neighbou... Address: Avenida Antonion Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, BR Distance: 1.53km from the Arte da Pampulha Museum

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