The amazing Museum of Tomorrow, in Rio de Janeiro

At the edge of the 2016 Olympic Games, Rio opened the “Tomorrow Museum”, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava.

The city of Rio de Janeiro inaugurated a new experimental museum called the Tomorrow Museum . It will be dedicated to exploring opportunities for a sustainable future through interactive objects that bring together science, art, technology and culture. The museum should also address issues such as "How will we live in future years? »

Built in a magnificent building that reminds of a spaceship, it will be the centerpiece of a regeneration project in the district of Porto Maravilha. The most eye-catching aspect of the building is the large back-to-back roof that runs on an artificial jet (Pier Mauá).

Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, who created other emblematic buildings around the world, including the Olympic stadium in Athens in 2004, and the City of Arts and Sciences in Athens Valencia , the Museum of Tomorrow features a sustainable design, incorporating natural energy and light sources. 5492 photovoltaic panels divided into 24 modules are installed on the roof and will be used to capture solar energy, and the bay water will be used for the air conditioning of the building.

The museum itself extends over 15,000 m2 and is located in the middle of a park of 30,000 m2 with pools, bike paths and a leisure area. During the inauguration of this building, which will certainly be one of the stars of tourism during the Olympic Games held in Rio, President Dilma Rousseff, alongside the Governor and Mayor of Rio, said: “Today we are inaugurating a heritage of humanity (...) since the Museum of Tomorrow will soon be a heritage of humanity and will transform this whole region into a great site to express the history of our country.” .

The construction of this scientific museum lasted three years, and cost 215 million reais (50 million euros). Inside the museum are interactive areas and a 360-degree cinema.

Via Design Boom