
Culture • December 13, 2024
Free Museums and Cultural Centers to enjoy every day
By Mariana França
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Photo: Foto: Alexandre Macieira/Riotur
In Rio de Janeiro, there are plenty of free options for museums and cultural centers to explore throughout the week!
In Rio de Janeiro, there are plenty of free options for museums and cultural centers to explore throughout the week!
The city is a real invitation to culture, with museums that address a wide variety of themes: Brazilian art, carioca history, nature, astronomy, craftsmanship, and much more. There is room for all tastes and types of programming.
How about booking a day in your itinerary to discover one of these spaces or even create your own list to make the most of during your stay?
LIST OF MUSEUM GRATUTES A DAY IN THE RIO:
Tuesday
- Rio Art Museum - 11:00 to 6:00.
Praça Mauá, 5 - Center
- Museu do Amanhã - 10:00 to 6:00.
Praça Mauá, 1 - Center
- Navy Cultural Space - 11h to 5h
Av. Alfred Agache, S/N - Centro
- Gávea Planetarium, to the Museum of the Universe - 10h to 5h
R. Deputy Governor Reubens Berardo, 100 - Gávea
- New Black Institute - 10:00 to 4:00.
R. Pedro Ernesto, 32-34 - Gamboa
Wednesday
- Chacara do Céu Museum - 12 at 5:00.
R. Murtinho Nobre, 93 - Santa Teresa
- Casa Roberto Marinho - 12:00 to 6:00.
R. Cosme Velho, 1105 - Cosme Velho
Thursday
- Museum of the Weir - 11:00 at 5:00. Garden from 9 am
Estr. do Açude, 764 - Alto da Boa Vista
Sunday
- National Historical Museum - 13h to 17h
Bad Square. Anchor, s/n - Center
- Home Museum Eva Klabin - 2:00 to 6:00.
Av. Epitácio Pessoa, 2480 - Lagoa
- House of Rui Barbosa - 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., with the last entry 30 minutes earlier.
R. St. Clemente, 134 - Botafogo
- Museum of the Republic - 11:00 to 6:00.
Catete R. 153 - Catete
- National Museum of Fine Arts - 12 at 5:00.
Av. Rio Branco, 199 - Centro
- Museum House of Benjamin Constant - 9:00 to 5:00.
R. Monte Alegre, 255 - Santa Teresa
Variable Days
- Casa França-Brasil - Third to gift - 10:00 to 5:00
R. Visc. de Itaboraí, 78 - Centro
- Banco do Brasil Cultural Center - 2nd and 4th Saturday, 9:00 p.m.
R. First of March, 66 - Center
- Post Office Cultural Center - Third Saturday, from 12:00 to 7:00.
R. Visc. de Itaboraí, 20 - Centro
- Cultural Center - Hélio Oiticica - 2nd to Saturday, from 10h to 6h
Rua Luís de Camões, Prç. Tiradentes, 68 - Centro
- Sebrae Brazilian Craft Reference Center (Crab) - 3rd Saturday, 10:00 to 5:00.
Pr. BOTH:
- Federal Justice Cultural Center - Third to gift, from 11:00 to 7:00.
Av. Rio Branco, 241 - Centro
- Museum of Modern Art - Fourth to gift, 10:00 to 6:00.
Av. Infante Dom Henrique, 85 - Parque do Flamengo
- Museum of Pontal - Fifth to gift, 10:00 to 6:00.
Av. Célia Ribeiro da Silva Mendes, 3300 - Barra da Tijuca
- Carmen Miranda Museum - Third to sex, 11:00 to 5:00. Sat, gift and holidays, from 12h to 5h
Rui Barbosa, s/n - Flamengo
- Memorial to Holocaust Victims - Fifth to gift, 10:00 to 6:00.
Al. Ambassador Sanchez Gavito, 333 - Botafogo
- Villa-Lobos Museum - MVL 2nd to 6th, 10:00 to 5:00.
R. Sorocaba, 200 - Botafogo
- Museum of the Environment - 2nd of 12:00 to 5:00. 3rd to Dom from 9am to 5pm
R. Jardim Botânico, 1008 - Jardim Botânico
- National Library - 2nd to 6th 9:00 at 7:00. Sat from 10:30 to 3:00
Av. Rio Branco, 219 - Centro
- Museum of Earth Sciences - 3rd to Dom from 10:00 to 4:00.
Pasteur Avenue, 404 - 2nd Floor - Urca
- Memorial Getúlio Vargas - 3rd to Dom from 10:00 to 7:00.
Subsolo, Praça Luiz de Camões - Gloria,
- Indian Museum - Third to sixth from 9:00 to 5:30. Sat, Dom and holidays from 1:00 to 5:00
55 Rua das Palmeiras - Botafogo
- Museum of Justice of Rio de Janeiro - 2nd to 6th from 11am to 6pm
R. Dom Manuel, 29 - ground - Center
- Naval Museum - 3rd to Sunday from 12h to 17h
Rua Dom Manuel 15, Plaza XV - Centro
- Imperial Palace - Monday to Sunday from 12 to 7 p.m.
Square 15 November, 48 - Center
- Black Museum - 2nd to 6th from 7:00 to 5:00. Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
R. Uruguayan, 77 - Center
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