Museum of Modern Art of Bahia
The Museum of Modern Art of Bahia (Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, MAM-BA) is a modern art museum located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is located within Solar do Unhão, a historical site dating to the 16th century, on the margin of the Bay of All Saints. The museum was founded in 1960 under the architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) and initially located in the foyer of the Castro Alves Theater; it moved to its present location in 1963.
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Museum of Modern Art of Bahia
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- Museum of Modern Art of Bahia
- Founded
- 1960
- Headquarters
- House of the Former Quinta do Unhão
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The Museum of Modern Art of Bahia (Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, MAM-BA) is a modern art museum located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is located within Solar do Unhão, a historical site dating to the 16th century, on the margin of the Bay of All Saints. The museum was founded in 1960 under the architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) and initially located in the foyer of the Castro Alves Theater; it moved to its present location in 1963.
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MAM-BA is one of twelve state museums linked to the Institute of Artistic and Cultural Heritage (IPAC), an authority of the Department of Culture of the State of Bahia. The collection of MAM-BA is noted for paintings, sculptures, photographs, and drawings by artists such as Tarsila do Amaral, Portinari, Flávio de Carvalho, Di Cavalcanti, Rubem Valentim, Pancetti, Carybé, Mário Cravo Neto, and Sante Scaldaferri.
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• Name — Museum of Modern Art of Bahia • Location — Avenida do Contorno, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil • Type — Art museum • Director — Tereco Costa Lino • Architect — Lina Bo Bardi • Website — https: www.arte-sur.org/museums/museu-de-arte-moderno-da-bahia/
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The following is established of the heading itself. Recorded from 1960. Institutional cataloguing adds that museum of Modern Art of Bahia is associated with Brazil.
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- 1.Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia – MAM. 09/02/2022. Instituto do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural da Bahia (IPAC).
- 2.Instituto do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural da Bahia (IPAC).
- 3.www.guiadasartes.com.br.
- 4.Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia.
- 5.Museus e Educação em Museus. História, Metodologias e Projetos, com análises de caso: Museus de Arte Contemporânea de São Paulo, Niterói e Rio Grande do Sul.
- 6.2022.
- 7.Revista Design em foco. 2005.
- 8.Educação em museus e contextos não escolares. 2019-08-06.
- 9.Naiana Carolina Madureira.
- 10.Cite Q Q109399626
- 11.7° Seminário Docomomo Brasil – Porto Alegre – Docomomo Brasil. Outubro de 2017.
- 12.Portal R7. 2017.
- 13.Oficinas do MAM Bahia. 2022.
- 14.Jam no MAM.
- 15.A Jam no MAM: Juventude e Consumo de Música Alternativa em Salvador. 2013.
- 16.Outro canto: retratos de artistas da outra música baiana em lugares especiais. p.11. 2021-02-24.
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