About
The Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo is a non-profit civil society institution in the public interest founded in XNUMX. Its collection contains more than XNUMX works by the most representative modern and contemporary artists, mainly Brazilian ones. Both the collection and exhibitions give special emphasis to the experimental and are open to the diverse nature of art around the world and of contemporary societies’ interests. The main exhibitions take place in two rooms, the Milú Villela Room and the Paulo Figueiredo Room, besides the Glass Room. Other shows are regularly staged in the library and the main corridor, which is the location for the Wall Project installations program. Every two years, MAM stages the Panorama of Brazilian Art, an exhibition that is the result of a contemporary art production mapping in all the regions of the country. A growing interest in Brazilian art around the world has made the Panorama an important exhibition in the international art circuit. The museum also has a wide-ranging program of other activities, including courses, seminars, talks, performances, concerts, video sessions and arts workshops. The content of the exhibitions and these activities is open to all through audio-guides, video-guides and translation into Brazilian sign language.