Rio de Janeiro is a vibrant city where a lot happens outdoors. However, whether in museums and other cultural spaces, the city also hosts great exhibitions. Want to know our suggestions for this month? Then check out the exhibitions in Rio de Janeiro that you can’t miss!
Chaves: The Exhibition
Photo: Fever | Disclosure
The largest exhibition on Chaves is on display in Rio de Janeiro, and you won’t want to miss it, right?
So be sure to visit ‘Chaves: The Exhibition’. There you will find sets, photos, behind-the-scenes footage, and much more from the Mexican TV show that marked the childhood of many generations!
📅Until March 22 | Tuesday to Sunday
📌Via Parque Shopping | Avenida Ayrton Senna, 3000 – Barra da Tijuca
💵Starting at R$ 20 | Tickets here!
GAME: playing with art
Photo: Heberth Sobral
In this solo exhibition, artist Heberth Sobral uses the iconic Playmobil doll to create a dialogue between the playful world of children and the social structures of the adult world.
The public can interact with works such as “Papá Golfe, “ a mini golf course installed in the center of the gallery. In addition, they can also check out tile panels and photographs that reinterpret collective memories, such as the 1970 Brazilian national soccer team in sticker album format .
📅Until March 28 | Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
📌Solar Art Gallery | Rua Saint Roman, 146 – Copacabana (Pavão-Pavãozinho)
💵Free
GO FOR IT!
Photo: Rxbisco / 2050
The exhibition presents the results of the UPLOAD project’s artistic residency, bringing together works by eleven artists from Morro do Santo Amaro that explore the intersection between the periphery and technology.
Using artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and generative art, the exhibition makes creative processes and community experiences visible, transforming electronic waste and digital codes into powerful narratives about the future and ancestry.
📅Until April 5 | Wednesday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
📌Futures – Art and Technology | Rua Dois de Dezembro, 63 – Flamengo
💵Free
We Changed the Climate, Now the Climate Changes Everything
Photo: Coral Vivo Project
Also at Futuros, this immersive experience invites the public to take a sensory dive into the impacts of climate change. Through virtual reality, living greenhouses, and interactive installations, the exhibition explains how environmental transformations affect oceans and cities.
Ideal for all ages, the exhibition uses science and art to spark empathy and collective action in the face of the global climate emergency!
📅From March 6 to April 26 | Wednesday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
📌Futures – Art and Technology | Rua Dois de Dezembro, 63 – Flamengo
💵Free
The spectacle of coherence
Photo: Fernando Mafra
In celebration of its 15th anniversary, Maneco Müller: Multiplo Galeria presents the second part of a commemorative exhibition curated by renowned critic Paulo Sérgio Duarte.
The exhibition brings together works by 15 artists, including Cildo Meireles, Luiz Zerbini, and Tunga. It is a rare opportunity to see historical names gathered in a selection that prioritizes poetics and artistic language.
📅Until March 13 | Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. | Saturday, by appointment
📌Maneco Müller: Multiplo Galeria | Rua Maria Angélica, 545 – Jardim Botânico
💵Free admission
Expo Gari – Art and urban cleaning
Photo: Disclosure
Celebrating the talent of 17 Comlurb employees, this exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, and handicrafts made from recycled materials and pruning waste.
With a strong ecological focus, the exhibition pays tribute to urban cleaning workers and promotes environmental awareness through creative works, such as tires transformed into heroes and sculptures made from discarded metal.
📅Until May 20 | Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
📌Galpão das Artes | Rua Padre Leonel Franca, s/n – Gávea
💵Free
Fabulações transviadas (Wayward Fables) by Caru Brandi
Photo: Thiéle Elissa
The exhibition presents the first solo show by a transmasculine artist in the Popular Artist Room Program of the National Center for Folklore and Popular Culture.
Through ceramics and figurative paintings with vibrant colors, Caru Brandi explores hybrid and dreamlike beings to create worlds that challenge gender norms and colonial heritage.
📅Until April 22 | Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
📌Folklore Museum | Rua do Catete, 179 – Catete
💵Free
where language drips stone
The result of a deep immersion in the Minas Gerais quadrilateral, artists Carla Santana and Gilson Plano present works that investigate the relationship between the human body and the earth.
In addition, the exhibition marks the renovation of the Galpão Bela Maré gallery, with sculptures and records that connect historical geological landscapes with memory and fiction.
📅March 14 to April 14 | Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 2 p.m., by appointment
📌Galpão Bela Maré | Rua Bittencourt Sampaio, 169 – Maré
💵Free
Vectors-Vertices: Photographers from Pará
Photo: Barbara Freire
This exhibition at CCBB brings to the public the power of Amazonian photography through the eyes of 11 artists from Pará from different generations.
With over 160 works, the exhibition goes far beyond the visual! With olfactory installations and virtual reality glasses, visitors are transported to the north of the country. The program also includes workshops and cultural activities that make the experience dynamic and educational for the whole family.
📅Until March 30 | Wednesday to Monday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
📌CCBB | Rua Primeiro de Março, 66 – Downtown
💵Free
So, did you like our tips for exhibitions in Rio de Janeiro?