The new building of MASP – Museum of Art of São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand –, will be opened on March 28. Titled Pietro Maria Bardi Building, the place will be inaugurated with “Five Essays on MASP
”, a set of exhibitions that present new perspectives on the collection and the trajectory of the museum, which had its building designed by Lina Bo Bardi. (Leonardo Finotti/Divulgação)
With 14 floors, the new building envisioned by METRO Arquitetos Associados also has multipurpose rooms, restaurant, café, classrooms, store, conservation laboratory, storerooms, docks for loading and unloading artworks, ticket office, and a reception area to reinforce the inclusive and democratic concept thought by Lina. In addition to the exhibitions that mark the new moment of MASP, the museum features the update of the logo, the start of activities of the MASP School in dedicated classrooms, and the reopening of the free space with activities and exhibitions. (Leonardo Finotti/CASACOR)
To interconnect the two buildings of MASP, a subterranean passageway of 40 m² is under construction, with an expected delivery in the second half of 2025. The tunnel will enhance the circulation of both visitors and artworks, promoting the integration of the two buildings and maintaining the harmony of the urban landscape. The public can enjoy MASP and the Pietro Maria Bardi Building to check all current exhibitions with a single ticket already available for purchase on the institution's website. Check the exhibitions available in “Five Essays on MASP” in its new building:
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi – a marvelous entanglement
(Isaac Julien/Divulgação)
The video installation to be displayed on the second floor explores the legacy of modernist architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992), creator of the iconic MASP building on Avenida Paulista, actresses Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro bring to life Lina's writings and express her reflections on the social and cultural role of art and architecture, highlighting her experience and influence from Afro-Brazilian culture in Bahia. Arts of Africa
On the third floor, the exhibition showcases more than 40 works from the museum's collection, mainly from the 20th century, coming from West Africa. The set includes statuettes, everyday objects, dolls, drums, furniture, and masks used in festivities, initiation rituals, celebrations, and funerals. Geometries
The exhibition gathers more than 50 works from the MASP collection on its fourth floor, including about 20 recent donations. They are works by artists who emerged during the constructive vanguards, in dialogue with contemporary creations that explore various materialities to compose geometrical forms. Renoir
Presents, on the fifth floor, the works of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) belonging to the MASP collection, including 12 paintings and one sculpture. The set covers almost the entire trajectory of the artist and had not been exhibited to the public for 23 years. Stories of MASP
The exhibition on the sixth floor revisits more than seven decades of the institution's history, highlighting the relevance of the museum in shaping and consolidating a modern museum model. (Mohammed Bu Hasan/Divulgação)
In the free space
, the interactive installation "The Other, Me and the Others, by Colombian artist Iván Argote, will be exhibited from April 10. The work consists of two large seesaws that respond to the movement of visitors and symbolize the dynamics of balance and collective interaction. The free space will also feature urban furniture, Wi-Fi offered by Vivo, security, and lighting. 
