Inside the museum: the interior of the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
Part II: the interior of the museum
Hall de entrada do Museu Nacional de Belas Artes by Jaime AcioliMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
This exhibit seeks to unveil the architectural characteristics of the interior of the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (National Museum of Fine Arts) building.
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The building consists of four wings around a central courtyard, with four floors with access by stairs and elevator, the last one, on its roof, occupied by three cloister vaults (domes) and two terraces. Its structure is composed of self-supporting masonry in stone and metal profiles, internal walls of brick masonry and internal decoration in marble, mosaics, stucco, crystal and statuary.
Painel de autoria de DjaniraMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
The “Santa Bárbara” panel, located in the central courtyard, is a work by Djanira (Avaré, SP 1914 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ 1979), an important representative of Brazilian modernism.
The panel belongs to the City of Rio de Janeiro and is currently on loan in the central courtyard of the National Museum of Fine Arts, where it was restored. It measures 97 m² and is made up of around 4600 tiles. The panel was located on top of the Santa Bárbara Tunnel.
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Galeria de Moldagens I (Gallery of Plaster Moldings I)
Vitória de Samotrácia (1816/1910) by Autor DesconhecidoMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
This collection consists of plaster moldings, using a direct molding technique on original sculptures from the Hellenistic, Roman, classical Greek and Renaissance periods, which are exhibited in several museums around the world.
Through this collection, students at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, and later at the National School of Fine Arts, were able to discover these important works and use them in drawing classes.
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Galeria de Moldagens II (Gallery of Plaster Moldings II)
"Laocoon and his sons"
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"The Bust of Antinous"
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes - escada interna by Jaime AcioliMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
Piso by Jaime AcioliMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
Piso by Jaime AcioliMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
Piso by Jaime AcioliMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
Porta entrada sala Bernardelli by Jaime AcioliMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
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Piso by Jaime AcioliMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
Piso by Jaime AcioliMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
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Janela by Jaime AcioliMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
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Restauração da edificação 2023Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
The museum in 2023
The museum is currently undergoing restoration and requalification of its spaces, which is why it is closed to the public.
Restauração da edificação 2023Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
Restoration of terracotta bas-reliefs.
Restauração da edificação 2023Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
Restauração da edificação 2023Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
Restauração da edificação 2023Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
When the works are completed, a new National Museum of Fine Arts will be opened to the public, with modernized spaces, greater comfort, and new curatorial and museographic concepts. Meanwhile, we meet the public in some face-to-face actions and in virtual spaces like this.
Fachada do Museu Nacional de Belas Artes - baixos-relevos em terracota by Jaime AcioliMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes
You can learn about the history of the creation of the museum and how its collection was created through the exhibitions: Building a collection: the first collections of the National Museum of Fine Arts and Museu Nacional de Belas Artes: the building and some of its stories.
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes: a edificação e algumas de suas histórias
Concepção, pesquisa e realização:
Rafael Rodrigues Felix
Rossano Antenuzzi
Simone Bibian
Idealizada especialmente para o Google Arts & Culture, 2023.
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