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Museum of Popular Arts of Paraíba

The Museum of Popular Arts of Paraíba (MAPP), also known as "Three Pandeiros Museum", due to its circular shape, is based in the city of Campina Grande, state of Paraíba, Brazil. It was designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer, being his last project, and is part of the State University of Paraíba. It was inaugurated December 13, 2012, but officially opened to public visitation in 2014.

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2012

Paraíba, Paraíba, Brazil

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Oscar Niemeyer

1907-2012 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known as Oscar Niemeyer, was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was best known for his design of civic buildings for Brasília, a planned city that became Brazil's capital in 1960, as well as h…

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Oscar Niemeyer

studio · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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