The best museums in Rio de Janeiro
The top 3 according to 59 votes from people: Museum of Tomorrow · Rio Art Museum (MAR) · Instituto Moreira Salles. (Updated Jun 17, 2025.)
From Calatrava's Museum of Tomorrow to the historic collections downtown.
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Top 10
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1
Museum of Tomorrow
Calatrava's building on Praça Mauá.
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2
Rio Art Museum (MAR)
Rio art and history on Praça Mauá.
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3
Instituto Moreira Salles
Photography in a modernist house in Gávea.
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4
Museum of the Republic
In the Catete Palace.
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5
MAM Rio
Modern art in Flamengo Park.
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6
National Historical Museum
Brazilian history in an old fort.
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7
Chácara do Céu Museum
Art collection in Santa Teresa.
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8
CCBB Rio
Exhibitions at the Banco do Brasil cultural centre.
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9
Casa do Pontal Museum
Brazil's largest folk art collection.
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10
National Museum of Fine Arts
19th-century Brazilian painting.
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Comments (1)
O Museu do Amanhã por fora já vale a visita, por dentro é ainda melhor