Museu de Arte de São Paulo a diverse, inclusive and plural museum, has the mission of establishing, in a critical and creative way, dialogues between past and present, cultures and territories, from the perspective of the visual arts. The Museum must expand, preserve, research and disseminate its collection, as well as promote the encounter between public and art through transformative and welcoming experiences. Founded in 1947 by businessman Assis Chateaubriand, MASP is a self-governed, non-profit, private institution devoted to the arts. Located in the heart of São Paulo, at Paulista Avenue, MASP’s iconic building was designed by Lina Bo Bardi and it is an architectural landmark of the city. Today, MASP has the most important a collection of Western Art in the Southern Hemisphere. The Museum is a symbol of private entrepreneurship and commitment to the arts. MASP’s collection houses more than 10,000 works from a wide range of periods, encompassing art from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas
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