The white building
Over the water, with moving fins.
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The Museum of Tomorrow, Museu do Amanhã, is a science museum designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava on Pier Mauá in Rio's port, opened on 17 December 2015 as part of the port's renewal before the 2016 Olympics. Its long white building reaches out over the water under a roof whose fins move with the sun, ringed by reflecting pools. It shows no artefacts; instead it asks a question, how will we live in the decades ahead, and leads visitors through five stages, Cosmos, Earth, Anthropocene (the age of human impact on the planet), Tomorrow and Us, with screens and interactive installations on climate, cities and biodiversity. Next door is the Olympic Boulevard on the waterfront, with its giant murals and cafés, and the Rio Art Museum. The museum is closed on Wednesdays, and mornings are quieter.
Over the water, with moving fins.
From Cosmos to Us.
Waterfront murals.
Pier Mauá, Praça Mauá, port area
Not since April 2025; tickets are R$40, and the museum is closed on Wednesdays.