Museu Atelier Homero Massena, Art museum in Vila Velha, Brazil.

The Museu Atelier Homero Massena is housed in the former residence of Brazilian painter Homero Massena and contains his paintings, sketches, and personal objects arranged in their original layout. The rooms display both finished and unfinished works alongside everyday items that belonged to the artist.

Homero Massena and his wife Edy lived in this house until his death in 1974. The building was listed as heritage in 1980, and it now operates as a museum-atelier. Massena was born in Barbacena in 1884 and moved to Vila Velha at six months old.

The museum keeps the name of Homero Massena, born in Barbacena in 1884 and brought to Vila Velha at six months old. He trained at the Escola Nacional de Belas-Artes and the Académie Julian in Paris, and said that to live well one must be in Paris or Vila Velha. He died in 1979 at 89.

The museum sits in a residential area and is easiest to reach on foot or by a short taxi ride from downtown. Expect stairs since it occupies a vintage home with multiple levels.

In the backyard workshop, visitors can see how Massena made his own supports, stretching cotton canvas and assembling panels, alongside his easel, palette and paint box. Recorded tapes let you hear the artist play guitar and comment on his own technique.