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Rio City Hall opens the Museum of Tomorrow in the Port Area

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 17th December 2015: A new icon in the Port Area, the Science museum - Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow) explores the possibilities for the construction of the future. To seal the date, more than 36 hours of non-stop cultural atractions will happen in Praça Mauá, in front of the new museum. Built in Porto Maravilha, the Museum of Tomorrow - designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava over the Guanabara Bay is opened since 17th december. In the first weekend of operation, the Museum of Tomorrow will open with free entrance to the public. After that, the tickets will be only BRL 10,00 (Near US$ 2,50 in actual cotation). Museum of Tomorrow's internal architecture was designed to take advantage of natural sunlight and save electricity. With interactive artworks equipped with audio and video effects, the museum takes the visitor to reflect on the future. Several of the interactive audiovisual works of art provides data on sustainability, environment, oceans, global warming and other environmental aspects. In an innovative system, the air conditioning's system of Museum of Tomorrow captures the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay and after basic treatment it is used to cool the machines and then is returned to the sea with better quality than it entered. (Photo by Luiz Souza/NurPhoto)

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