The Museum of Tomorrow (Portuguese: Museu do Amanhã) is a science museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Its construction was supported by the Roberto Marinho Foundation and cost approximately 230 million reais. The building was opened on 17 December 2015, with President Dilma Rousseff in attendance.
One of the goals in building the museum was to strengthen the cultural and international identity of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The city of Christ the Redeemer has always been well known for its beaches and events, such as carnival, but there was a need for the strengthening of cultural paradiplomacy. Other cities, such as London and Paris, are also well known for their cultural collections. The Museum was presented as an icon of the reurbanization of the port area.
A museum with unusual design and architecture. The building has an attractive exterior within easy walking distance from the terminal building where the Prinsendam docked. Exhibits portray ideas of mechanical and other developments in human history. There are also pictures and projections of ecological destruction because of our failure to properly care for the environment. Well worth seeing. Geared for children of all ages and adults.
Adam DubovJun 25, 2018
It's a new and modern kind of Cience Museum to face problems as global warming, waste, what we are and how we see our future. Full of information, this beautiful place is a complete experience to stop, get a moment to think about our world. The building itself is an experience as well, with the recognizable style of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Completely recommended.
Pablo Bustos AedoJul 6, 2018
Eu vou ter que editar esse Review depois pois optei por não entrar no museu. Fiquei só pela área externa que é bem legal. A arquitetura é bem legal. Dá pra chegar de VLT. Eu não quis entrar pois teria somente 1h30min antes de ter que sair. Eu indico que reserve pelo menos 2h mais 30min pelo menos na fila do ingresso (deve ser possível comprar online)
Gustavo LimaJul 12, 2018
Best museum I have been to in a long time, hands down! Excellent, really worth the trip there. So much to see and learn, it has a profound impact on you, so be prepared!
Selina NascimentoJun 12, 2018
Large beautiful building but no so many exhibits. Mostly focused on the future based on current environmental trends. Worth a visit but not earth shattering.
Ken LinkMay 26, 2018
An odd place with grand ambitions and clearly a large budget. But already some exhibits were closed and the facility was looking ragged when we visited. It's worth a visit nevertheless. The restaurant on the ground floor next to the pool is excellent. But be careful, no reentry to the museum is permitted. So get your timing right.
Steven LeslieAug 3, 2018
Interesting place! Unfortunately with some important things in Portuguese only (such as SIRI or IRIS or whatever and the intro video booth - the video is great and really cool by itself, but if they make it in English and play it for example once per hour, I would give them 5 stars.
Matyáš VavřínAug 4, 2018
Bad place to learn something new, good place to take selfies. Very few ideas about what tomorrow is going to look like (only environmental stats on big screens with nice visuals).
Євгенія ГрабовськаJul 29, 2018
A museum with unusual design and architecture. The building has an attractive exterior within easy walking distance from the terminal building where the Prinsendam docked. Exhibits portray ideas of mechanical and other developments in human history. There are also pictures and projections of ecological destruction because of our failure to properly care for the environment. Well worth seeing. Geared for children of all ages and adults.
Adam DubovJun 25, 2018
It's a new and modern kind of Cience Museum to face problems as global warming, waste, what we are and how we see our future. Full of information, this beautiful place is a complete experience to stop, get a moment to think about our world. The building itself is an experience as well, with the recognizable style of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Completely recommended.
Pablo Bustos AedoJul 6, 2018
Eu vou ter que editar esse Review depois pois optei por não entrar no museu. Fiquei só pela área externa que é bem legal. A arquitetura é bem legal. Dá pra chegar de VLT. Eu não quis entrar pois teria somente 1h30min antes de ter que sair. Eu indico que reserve pelo menos 2h mais 30min pelo menos na fila do ingresso (deve ser possível comprar online)
Gustavo LimaJul 12, 2018
Best museum I have been to in a long time, hands down! Excellent, really worth the trip there. So much to see and learn, it has a profound impact on you, so be prepared!
Selina NascimentoJun 12, 2018
Large beautiful building but no so many exhibits. Mostly focused on the future based on current environmental trends. Worth a visit but not earth shattering.
Ken LinkMay 26, 2018
An odd place with grand ambitions and clearly a large budget. But already some exhibits were closed and the facility was looking ragged when we visited. It's worth a visit nevertheless. The restaurant on the ground floor next to the pool is excellent. But be careful, no reentry to the museum is permitted. So get your timing right.
Steven LeslieAug 3, 2018
Interesting place! Unfortunately with some important things in Portuguese only (such as SIRI or IRIS or whatever and the intro video booth - the video is great and really cool by itself, but if they make it in English and play it for example once per hour, I would give them 5 stars.
Matyáš VavřínAug 4, 2018
Bad place to learn something new, good place to take selfies. Very few ideas about what tomorrow is going to look like (only environmental stats on big screens with nice visuals).
Євгенія ГрабовськаJul 29, 2018
A museum with unusual design and architecture. The building has an attractive exterior within easy walking distance from the terminal building where the Prinsendam docked. Exhibits portray ideas of mechanical and other developments in human history. There are also pictures and projections of ecological destruction because of our failure to properly care for the environment. Well worth seeing. Geared for children of all ages and adults.
Adam DubovJun 25, 2018
It's a new and modern kind of Cience Museum to face problems as global warming, waste, what we are and how we see our future. Full of information, this beautiful place is a complete experience to stop, get a moment to think about our world. The building itself is an experience as well, with the recognizable style of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Completely recommended.
Pablo Bustos AedoJul 6, 2018
Eu vou ter que editar esse Review depois pois optei por não entrar no museu. Fiquei só pela área externa que é bem legal. A arquitetura é bem legal. Dá pra chegar de VLT. Eu não quis entrar pois teria somente 1h30min antes de ter que sair. Eu indico que reserve pelo menos 2h mais 30min pelo menos na fila do ingresso (deve ser possível comprar online)
Gustavo LimaJul 12, 2018
Best museum I have been to in a long time, hands down! Excellent, really worth the trip there. So much to see and learn, it has a profound impact on you, so be prepared!
Selina NascimentoJun 12, 2018
Large beautiful building but no so many exhibits. Mostly focused on the future based on current environmental trends. Worth a visit but not earth shattering.
Ken LinkMay 26, 2018
An odd place with grand ambitions and clearly a large budget. But already some exhibits were closed and the facility was looking ragged when we visited. It's worth a visit nevertheless. The restaurant on the ground floor next to the pool is excellent. But be careful, no reentry to the museum is permitted. So get your timing right.
Steven LeslieAug 3, 2018
Interesting place! Unfortunately with some important things in Portuguese only (such as SIRI or IRIS or whatever and the intro video booth - the video is great and really cool by itself, but if they make it in English and play it for example once per hour, I would give them 5 stars.
Matyáš VavřínAug 4, 2018
Bad place to learn something new, good place to take selfies. Very few ideas about what tomorrow is going to look like (only environmental stats on big screens with nice visuals).
Євгенія ГрабовськаJul 29, 2018
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Wednesday | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Thursday | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Friday | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Saturday | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Sunday | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
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