São Paulo - Museum of Art

(Local Name: Museu de Arte São Paulo (MASP)) The São Paulo Museum of Art (Museu de Arte São Paulo, or MASP for short), opened in 1968, has the most representative collection of western art in the whole of Latin America, with works by such famous Impressionists and modern masters as Renoir, Van Gogh, Matisse, Debret, Picasso, Miró, Portinari and Di Cavalcanti, 73 works of bronze sculpture by Degas and, not least, a number of Renaissance pictures. Within the complex, which was designed by Lina Bo Bardi, there is also a huge open-air arena (area 2100sq.m/2500sq.yds) which is used for concerts and on Sundays accommodates an antiques market. On the other side of Avenida Paulista is the Trianon Park (or Parque Siqueira Campos), with old trees, playgrounds and aviaries.