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.