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Inhotim
Institute
Instituto Cultural Inhotim is an original
museum complex, formed by a non-linear sequence of pavilions in
the midst of a botanical garden. It is focused mainly on
contemporary art and environmental issues, in addition to
research and education in these two areas. It is a place where
knowledge is produced based on its art pieces and botanical
richness.
Created in 2005, Inhotim
is a private, non-profit entity, duly classified by the
Government of the State of Minas Gerais as a Public Interest
Non-Governmental Organization.
Located in Brumadinho, 60 km from
the capital of Minas Gerais, Inhotim holds a precious
collection of contemporary art as well as a large botanical
treasure. There the environment lives in harmony with art, and
both are the basis of wide-reaching education actions of a
social nature.
The representative collection of
contemporary art at Inhotim has been formed since the
mid-80's, focusing on works created from 1960 on. There are
paintings, drawings, photographs, videos and installations of
Brazilian and international artists.
The Tropical Park has areas which
were developed along the guidelines suggested by famed landscape
artist Roberto Burle Marx. The enormous variety of plants at
Inhotim make it one of the largest botanical collections in
the world, with rare tropical species and a forest reserve which
is part of the Atlantic Forest biome.
This
treasure is the basis for the development of research,
scientific innovation and education. |
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