The MASP is a private non-profit museum founded by the Brazilian businessman Assis Chateaubriand in 1947, making it the first modern museum in the country. Chateaubriand invited Italian critic and marketer Pietro Maria Bardi to direct MASP, a position he held for about 45 years. MASP's first works of art were selected by Bardi and acquired by donations from the local society, forming the most important collection of European art in the Southern Hemisphere. Today, the MASP collection gathers more than 8,000 works including paintings, sculptures, objects , Photographs and clothing from various periods, covering European, African, Asian and American production. In addition to the permanent exhibition of its collection, MASP performs an intense program of temporary exhibitions, courses, lectures, music, dance and theater presentations. First installed on 7 de Abril Street in the center of the city, in 1968 the museum was transferred to the current headquarters on AvenidaPaulista, a bold project by Lina Bo Bardi, which became a landmark in the history of 20th century architecture.

Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand - ElMASP

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