The giant eye
On a yellow pillar.
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The Oscar Niemeyer Museum, known as the Eye Museum, is one of Latin America's leading museums of visual arts, architecture and design. It opened in 2002 and reopened in 2003 under the name of its designer, the celebrated Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who completed the project at the age of 95. It has two buildings on 35,000 square metres: a first one Niemeyer designed in 1967, and a famous annex shaped like a giant human eye raised on a yellow pillar over a reflecting pool. Inside are sinuous ramps and broad halls for changing art exhibitions. The eye looks best from outside, and from inside there is a view through its glass. Entry is free on Wednesdays and the last Sunday of each month, and for under-12s and over-60s.
On a yellow pillar.
Niemeyer's signature.
Changing shows.
Centro Cívico, Curitiba
On Wednesdays and the last Sunday of each month, and for under-12s and over-60s; otherwise R$36.