more historical collections can be found in the museu da imprensa (museum of the press), and the archaeology museum of itaipú, which has vast collections of prehistoric artifacts from the rio area.

while not as famous as the landmark ufo-shaped mac museum, most impressive of all of niterói 's museums is perhaps the museu do ingá, housed in a nineteenth century mansion.

after it was purchased by the governor of rio de janeiro state in 1903, it served as the governor's residence and government headquarters until the return of the capital to rio in the 1970s.