Museum of Modern Art of Bahia, Modern art museum in Solar do Unhão, Salvador, Brazil.
The Museum of Modern Art of Bahia occupies the Solar do Unhão, an 18th-century complex on the Bay of All Saints. Its long white buildings with red-tiled roofs stand on a stone base at the water's edge, with a wooden pier reaching into the bay. Inside are eight exhibition rooms, a theatre, a library, a conservation and restoration workshop, and an art workshop.
Italian architect Lina Bo Bardi founded the museum in 1960 at the Castro Alves Theater. The move to Solar do Unhão in 1963 provided more space and allowed the institution to utilize the historic mansion complex more fully.
The museum displays works by Brazilian artists including Tarsila do Amaral and Portinari, with a dedicated section showcasing Rubem Valentim's paintings. This space celebrates the artistic contributions of these key figures in modern Brazilian art.
The museum occupies the Solar do Unhão complex on the edge of the Bay of All Saints, with exhibition rooms, a theater, a library and an open-air sculpture park. The art workshop runs open courses in painting, engraving, ceramics, drawing, handmade paper and sculpture for the community. Allow time to move between the buildings and the waterfront.
The museum opened on 6 January 1960, the Feast of the Kings, in the foyer of the Castro Alves Theater. For the occasion Mario Cravo suggested placing a ten-tonne stone in front of the theatre, and visitors entered past curtains that divided the rooms holding 20 statuettes of Degas's Dancers and 31 paintings by Antônio Bandeira.
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