Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture, Cultural center in Praia de Iracema district, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Dragão do Mar Center is a large arts and culture venue in downtown Fortaleza with multiple exhibition halls, performance theaters, and cinema screens. The complex also houses a planetarium and two specialized museums covering different aspects of art and local heritage.
The center opened in 1999 and is named after a maritime worker who resisted slave trafficking in the 1880s. Its creation reflected efforts to establish Fortaleza as a cultural hub and celebrate the city's artistic heritage.
The center displays regional artworks and contemporary collections that reflect local identity and artistic development. Visitors can observe how traditional craftsmanship sits alongside modern artistic expression throughout the galleries.
The facility is easily walkable and all areas are accessible to visitors. Multiple planetarium shows run daily, making it easy to plan your visit around available sessions.
The planetarium has a specialized projection system capable of creating rainbow effects, a rare technical capability. This feature allows shows that merge artistic lighting with scientific content about the night sky.
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