What to do and see in Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro (RJ): The Best Art Museums

Casa da Tia Ciata is a cultural space to keep alive the memory of the samba Matriarch. A permanent exhibition about the samba veteran is the main attraction of the space. ” Visitation Tuesday and Thursday, from 14h to 17h. Friday, from 2 pm to 6:30 pm. Hilária Batista de Almeida, known as Tia Ciata, is one of the most influential figures in the black culture of Rio de Janeiro at the beginning of the 20th century. In his house, several cultural, artistic and religious expressions of black culture, pursued at the time, found a space of freedom and expression.

Art center with gallery, specialty coffee shop and school, art classes. Located inside a 1920s house at Selaron Steps.

The Casa do Pontal is the largest and most important Museum of Folk Art in Brazil. The collection contains over 8000 sculptures and models made by approximately 200 folk artists from all over Brazil. Include in the collection are works produced throughout the second half of the twentieth century. The entire collection, the building, the gardens and the exhibit itself were conceived and executed by French designer Jacques Van de Beuque, He is also responsible for amassing the collection in which he invested his own financial resources as well as fifty years of research and travel.The permanent collection contains over 8000 works representative of the different urban and rural cultures of Brazil, 5,000 of which are on display in the Museum's 1500 m2 of galleries. Organized thematically, they reflect every day activities, celebrations and festivals and the real in the fantasy lives of the people. Scattered throughout the galleries are explanatory texts in Portuguese, English and French.

The CCBB is a cultural center that consists of exhibition rooms, three theaters, a library, cinema, and a video room. It is housed in an art deco style building located in what used to be the financial district of Rio de Janeiro.

The world’s largest collection of primitive paintings from the 15th century to the present day is housed in this colonial mansion, once the art studio of Brazilian painter Eliseu Visconti.A unique collection of Brazilian and International naive art in a charming setting, just 30 metres away from Corcovado´s train station.

Situated in a bohemian neighborhood, and providing great views of the bay from its hilltop location, this museum contains 20th century masterpieces by the likes of Degas, Matisse and Picasso as well as works by prominent Brazilian modernists.

Tue-Sun 12pm-7pm

An impressive collection of the likes of Picasso, Max Ernst, Rodin, Brancusi and other artists from Brazil and elsewhere is housed in this concrete and glass building in Flamengo Park.

The Itamaraty Historical and Diplomatic Museum was created by Decree No. 38 312 - of 15 December 1955. The Itamaraty Palace, also known as the "Palacete-Cor-de-Rosa", is a jewel of Brazilian neoclassical civil architecture. Former residence of the Itamaraty Family, the Palace was the first seat of the Provisional Government and later became the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And between the years 1902 and 1912 it became the residence of the Chancellor Baron of Rio Branco. Due to the pandemic of Covid-19, the museum will be closed from March 17th until March 30th. After this date, we will evaluate the situation.