Rio wins Olympic museum with immersive experiences and historical collection of the 2016 Games

The top floor of the Velódromo, located in Olympic Park, comes with a cultural space that celebrates the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Rio de Janeiro, which took place in August 2016. O Olympic Museum River it occupies an area of about 1,700 square meters, with a collection of thousand pieces, distributed in 13 thematic areas, which gather approximately 80 experiences and activities. The equipment is already born as a member of the Olympic Museum Network of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Among the experiences offered, cariocas and tourists can interactively “explode” to Perimetral, “exercise” as a true gymnast in the rings or “practic slalom canoeing”. In addition, the 100m race, beam exercises, basketball matches and other modalities also offer immersive and technological experiences.

The visitor can get to know the history of the Rio 2016 Games, starting with the candidacy of the city and ending in the urban transformation that Rio has gone through — all this in an informative and dynamic way. The revitalization of the Port Region and the new integrated transport system, with the BRT and the VLT, are examples of the changes recorded by the museum. The post-game legacy is also presented, such as the Carioca 3 Arena (patch of the Olympic fencing competitions and paralympic judo), which became the first Olympic installation transformed into a school; the so-called “nomadic architecture”, with the dismantling of the Future Arena (where there were the disputes of handball and goalball) for the construction of four public schools; in addition to the creation of the Intermodal Gentileness Terminal and the parks Madureira, Rita Lee, Radical Deodoro and West Park.

In addition to the immersive experiences, the visitor will also have contact with several relics of the Rio 2016 Games, such as the torch, medals, coins, tickets, stationery, uniforms of the Opening Ceremony and the relay of the torch. Other highlights are the ball from the final of the male volleyball, which guaranteed the gold to Brazil, and the black belt from the judoca Rafaela Silva, Olympic champion in Rio.

About visits

By September 30th, when the general opening takes place, the Olympic Museum River will function in a soft opening model, that is, a gradual and controlled opening, so that the entire system is tested and the experience of the public is the best possible. It will be open from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10h to 14h, and in this period the entry will be free. Visits can be scheduled through the official website. By day, up to 120 people, divided into groups of 30, will be able to know the city's newest cultural space.

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Olympic Museum River
Address: Av. Ambassador Abelardo Bueno – Barra da Tijuca (Velódromo do Parque Olímpico)
Ticket: The withdrawal is made through the site Officer.

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• Address: Av. Ambassador Abelardo Bueno (Velódromo do Parque Olímpico) — Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro