The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum was designed by Oscar Niemeyer, with structural engineer Bruno Contarini. The article names no client. The project went to the Niterói city council through Mayor Jorge Roberto Silveira. The infobox lists 1996 as established, and the text says the museum was completed in 1996. No start date is given.
The article calls the style Modernist and likens the saucer shape to a UFO. It names no materials. The building is 52 feet (16 m) high, and the cupola is 164 feet (50 m) in diameter with three floors. A reflecting pool covers 817 square meters.
The land purchase caused a political scandal, with the land sold for over 5 million reals in 1996. The museum appeared on The Amazing Race 18. It houses 1,217 works from João Sattamini's collection. The article gives no hours or ticket details.
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