ARCHITECTURE OF EMPTINESS IN FAVELAS

MACquinho, Oscar Niemeyer’s social project for the Museum of Contemporary Art-MAC-Niterói, Rio de Janeiro opened on December 20, 2008. Its mission results from an art education project developed in partnership with the Andy Warhol Museum/US and the Family Medical Program of University Federal Fluminense/UFF. Implanted at Morro do Palácio located just in front of MAC-Niterói, the aim of MACquinho is to bring art and social-environmental actions to the young community of this “favela” by interacting with the artistic programs of this contemporary art museum.

Credit: University Federal Fluminense, The City Hall of Niterói