receiving approximately 600,000 visitors per year, the museu do meio ambiente conducts educational activities and debates on the first floor in a space of 400 square meters, encouraging the active participation of society in the discussion of environmental topics.

on the second floor, the museum houses temporary exhibitions with a socio-environmental theme. furthermore, a photographic collection of 12,000 images, which documents the history of the 205 years of the jardim botânico, is contained here.