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Founding
Two men founded the museum in 1947
Assis Chateaubriand and Pietro Maria Bardi founded it in 1947. Bardi planned to lead the project for only a year and dedicated the rest of his life to it. Early acquisitions included canvases by Picasso and Rembrandt.
The span
The 1968 building has a free span of 74 metres between its pillars
Lina Bo Bardi designed the concrete and glass building, constructed between 1956 and 1968. The free space between the pillars was the largest free span in the world at that time.
74 metresfree span between the pillars
The view
The land was given on condition that the view be kept
The ground on Paulista Avenue was donated to the City Hall on condition that the view to the downtown area be preserved. It was the site of the Belvedere Trianon, demolished in 1951.
Opening
Queen Elizabeth II opened the new building on 7 November
The new building was inaugurated on 7 November by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, during her visit to Brazil. The collection of more than 8,000 pieces is on the Brazilian National Heritage list.
Day 2, morning
It comes after Avenida Paulista. Then Japan House Sao Paulo.
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