build with the assistance of structural engineer bruno contarini, and completed in 1996, the mac is primarily intended for contemporary artworks, dated to the twentieth century. spanning 2.500 square meters, the unusual modernist building is situated on a cliff-side overlooking niterói's beautiful beaches and guanabara bay.

made up of four cylindrical stories, the structure took five years to be built, using the labor of over 300 workers - the building has all of the boldness of the pieces of art that are housed inside.