ID: 700089961 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700089961	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Museu Nacional da República (national museum (building); Niemeyer, Oscar; Lucio Costa; completed 2006; Distrito Federal (Brasil, South America, World, Top of the T...)

Note: Part of the Cultural Complex of the Republic, the National Museum of the Republic, conceived by Lúcio Costa in 1957, was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer. Construction began in 1999, and the building was inaugurated in 2006. The structure, a synthesis of modernist architecture, presents a monumental character, featuring a hemispherical form and a prominent access ramp. The space aims to promote and disseminate contemporary visual culture.

Titles:

Museu Nacional da República (preferred,C,U,Portuguese-P,U,U)

Museu Nacional da República Brasilia (C,U,Portuguese,U,U)

National Museum of the Republic (C,U,English,U,U)

Museu Nacional Honestino Guimarães (C,U,Portuguese,U,U)

National Museum Honestino Guimarães (C,U,English,U,U)

Museu Nacional de Brasília (C,U,Portuguese,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

national museum (building) [300164972] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, exhibition buildings, museums (buildings), <museum buildings by administration>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: completed 2006

Creator Display:

Niemeyer, Oscar; Lucio Costa [preferred]

architect Niemeyer, Oscar (Brazilian architect, 1907-2012) [500007310]

architect Costa, Lúcio (French-Brazilian architect, 1902-1998) [500033205]

Locations:

Current: Distrito Federal [1000841] Brazil (nation), South America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: reinforced concrete

	reinforced concrete [300010775]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, concrete, <concrete by technique>)

Dimensions: 14,000 square meters

Cultures:

Brazilian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Modernist [300021474] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works

............... Brasilia

Additional Notes:

Portuguese ..... Integrando o Conjunto Cultural da República, o Museu Nacional da República, idealizado por Lúcio Costa em 1957, foi projetado pelo arquiteto Oscar Niemeyer. Sua construção teve início em 1999, sendo inaugurado em 2006. O edifício, síntese da arquitetura modernista, apresenta caráter monumental, com formato semiesférico e uma proeminente rampa de acesso. O espaço visa incentivar e difundir a cultura visual contemporânea.

Sources and Contributors:
Museu Nacional da República	........ [VP,ARQUI]
	........ ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-) https://www.arquigrafia.org.br/photos/2254
Museu Nacional da República Brasilia	........ [VP,ARQUI]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-) Museu Nacional da República Brasilia," accessed 24 May 2025
	........ ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-)
National Museum of the Republic	........ [VP,ARQUI]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-)
	........ ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-) https://www.arquigrafia.org.br/photos/2254
Museu Nacional Honestino Guimarães	........ [VP,ARQUI]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-)
	........ ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-)
National Museum Honestino Guimarães	........ [VP,ARQUI]
	........ ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-)
Museu Nacional de Brasília	........ [ARQUI,VP]
	........ ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-)

Subject: ....... [VP,ARQUI]

....................... ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-) https://www.arquigrafia.org.br/photos/2254

Note:
English	..... [ARQUI,VP]
	..... ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-)
	..... Museu Nacional da República, in Enciclopédia Itaú (2026)
	..... Distrito Federal, Museu Nacional do Conjunto Cultural da República (n.d.)
Portuguese	..... [ARQUI,VP]
	..... Museu Nacional da República, in Enciclopédia Itaú (2026)
	..... ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-)
	..... Distrito Federal, Museu Nacional do Conjunto Cultural da República (n.d.)