RIO DE JANEIRO.
Museu De Arte Do Rio.
By The Denizen
The old meets the new at this awe-inspiring modern art museum
Museu De Arte Do Rio
Praça Mauá, 5 - Centro
Rio de Janeiro
+55 21 3031-2741
www.museudeartedorio.org.br
In the perfect amalgamation of the old and the new, the city’s newest art museum sees an easily 10th-century palace (Palacete Dom João) joined to a modern former police building via an undulating concrete roof. Its unique exterior is enough to lure you into the artistic talents that await inside, mostly comprising modern art.