the
museu de arte moderna
-
mam (modern art museum),
was inaugurated in 1948 by
the famous brazilian art collector
raymundo ottoni de castro maya,
following a favorable
period for the acquisition of works from european artists in the
post-war era.
at that time, several brazilian
businessmen, and among them
de castro maya, decided to establish
an institution that
reflected brazil's modern artistic and cultural contributions,
and a space for the consolidation of modernist esthetic.