The Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro has the mission of preserving, the reflection and diffusion of production of national and international modern and contemporary art, through exhibitions of its collection, publications and lending of works. Therefore, it promotes debate around the topic, organizes and makes its collection available in a digital database to researchers in general, contributes to the education of the public through special visits to schools and the general public; promotes viewing the showing of films of artistic and cultural interest and develops programs that provide scholarships to artists in Brazil and abroad. Contemporary of the artistic movements that have shaken the country since 1950, MAM saw the birth, launching and release of much of modern and contemporary artists who now populate the international art circuit. It is a place for reflection, debate and objections after the leaden years of military dictatorship.

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