Museu da Vida Fiocruz, Science museum in Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Museu da Vida Fiocruz is a science museum on Avenida Brasil in Manguinhos, part of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and run by its Casa de Oswaldo Cruz. The visit starts at the Reception Centre, from which the Trenzinho da Ciência connects the Castelo Mourisco, the Borboletário, the Tenda da Ciência Virgínia Schall, the Epidaurinho, the Parque da Ciência and the Pirâmide. Long-term exhibitions there cover biodiversity, evolution, energy, art and science, sensory perception, optics and the history of science.

The Museu da Vida Fiocruz was created in 1999 as part of the Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, the Fiocruz unit dedicated to preserving the institution's memory and to research, teaching, documentation and outreach on the history of public health and biomedical sciences in Brazil. Its exhibition circuit begins at the Reception Centre and includes the Castelo Mourisco, the Borboletário, the Tenda da Ciência Virgínia Schall, the Epidaurinho, the Parque da Ciência and the Pirâmide.

The museum is not named after Oswaldo Cruz; it belongs to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and is part of the Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, the unit that preserves Fiocruz's memory. Its cultural program includes plays staged by Ciência em Cena and interactive activities that bring science, health and technology closer to the public.

Entry is free and the grounds are reachable through various entrances during operating hours. On foot, visitors can explore the exhibitions or take a train ride through the campus grounds to connect different areas.

A train travels across the campus grounds, connecting different exhibition areas in a playful way. This small train makes the visit an experience that combines movement and exploration.