temporary closure

The Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo announces the temporary closure of its facilities from August 26, 2024 due to the renovation of the Ibirapuera Park marquee. Designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer and listed as a Historical Heritage Site, the Park's marquee is undergoing a renovation of its entire structure and should fully reopen to the public in mid-2025.

Carried out under a contract from the Secretariat for Green and Environment of the City of São Paulo, the renovation of the marquee on the stretch of MAM is scheduled to take place from September 2024 to January 2025.

During the four months of the renovation, the entire artistic collection of the MAM will be removed and stored in a specialized warehouse with temperature and humidity control, as well as library publications, equipment and furniture, which will be housed in temporary spaces.

Exhibitions and activities

The calendar and all activities scheduled for the period will be maintained, thanks to the support and support of partner institutions such as the MAC USP and Fundação Bienal de São Paulo.

• MAC USP will receive the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: XNUMXº [A thousand degrees], which will take place between October 2024 and January 2025;
• The agenda of free activities at Educational will be developed in the MAC USP, while other proposals will be carried out online – such as the now traditional training meetings for educators and teachers -, and in person, in different locations in Ibirapuera Park;
• Os MAM Courses will take place remotely. The MAM Educativo and Courses schedule are made available monthly on the museum’s website and social media (@mamsaopaulo);
• O MAM Garden will continue to operate with activations of the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art, in addition to maintaining its collection of over 30 works displayed outdoors;
• Due to the movement of its bibliographic and documentary collection, the MAM Library will be closed from July 23, 2024.
• MAM Store will operate through its new e-commerce, with its complete product line.
• The restaurant located inside MAM will have its services suspended during the renovation, as will the children's theater and other activities in the auditorium.
• MAM teams will work in spaces provided by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo e MAC USP.

“The renovation of the Ibirapuera Park marquee will impact the day-to-day life of the museum, but it will bring many benefits to us and the city. In addition to being an architectural landmark, the marquee is a space that has always expanded the dialogue between the MAM and park visitors. We know the importance of this reform and reopening to the public. Based on careful dialogue, we are confident that São Paulo City Hall, through the Green Secretariat, will hand over the headquarters of the MAM, in January 2025, in perfect condition or even better than before”, he states Elizabeth Machado, president of the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo.

“We are grateful for the support from the Green Secretariat, Fundação Bienal and MAC, as well as other partners who promptly welcomed us and offered conditions for the continuity of our internal activities and for the public during this period”, he adds.

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