Instituto Inhotim

Instituto Inhotim, a museum of contemporary art and botanical garden, arises at the intersection of art, nature, architecture and education. In an area comprising 140 hectares, visitors walk amidst 4,300 species of plants from different continents and an artistic collection made up of sculptures, installations, photographs, paintings and many other mediums by notable names in both national and international contemporary art.

Due to its size and location – between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes – Inhotim makes it possible for artists to create works in a unique and innovative way, while providing for the permanent exhibition of large-scale works that usually could not be exhibited in traditional museums. Since opening to the public in 2006, Inhotim has welcomed over four million people of various nationalities and has become an important revenue generating source for the cities of Brumadinho, Belo Horizonte and the region at large.

Since its founding, Inhotim has been instrumental in the consolidation of Minas Gerais in the global contemporary art scene while boosting the local economy and fostering social transformation. In 2023 alone, 158,00 people had access to Inhotim for free through policies aimed at democratizing access to the museum and botanical garden. Residents of Brumadinho registered with the Nosso Inhotim (Our Inhotim) program also have free admission to the park on all business days.