National Fine Arts Museum, Rio de Janeiro

The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes is a national art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The museum, officially established in 1937 by the initiative of education minister Gustavo Capanema, was inaugurated in 1938, by president Getúlio Vargas. The museum collection, on the other hand, originates from the arrival of the Portuguese Court to Brazil in the early 19th century, when King John VI brought along with him part of the Portuguese Royal Collection. This art collection stayed in Brazil after the King's return to Europe and became the core collection of the National School of Fine Arts. When the museum was created in 1937, it became the heir to not only the National School collection, but also to its headquarters, a 1908 eclectic style building projected by Spanish architect Adolfo Morales de los Ríos. Source: Wikipedia