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Complexo Cultural Yolanda e Edson Queiroz Opens New Museum in Fortaleza

Housing the Fundação Edson Queiroz’s 1,000‑plus works, the museum centers conservation, research, university partnerships, expanded public access.

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Museu da Fundação Edson Queiroz abre as portas hoje com 4 exposições e estrutura inédita - Verso - Diário do Nordeste
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Overview

  • The Complexo Cultural held an invited inauguration on Thursday, November 12, 2026, and opened to the public on Saturday, November 14, 2026, with free admission and published visiting hours.
  • The new four‑floor museum on Avenida Washington Soares was designed by architect Luiz Deusdará and repurposes the former Centro de Convenções site in the Edson Queiroz neighborhood.
  • The opening features four inaugural exhibitions across separate floors, including a Bienal/Foyer, the Espaço Yolanda e Edson, 'Escrevendo tempos' with about 130 works, and 'Constelações da Arte no Brasil' with about 220 works.
  • The collection on display draws from the Fundação Edson Queiroz’s archive of more than 1,000 works spanning the 17th–21st centuries and includes national and international names such as Tarsila do Amaral, Cândido Portinari, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí.
  • The Complexo will continue phased activations of libraries, a cordelteca, conservation and restoration labs and plans close integration with the Universidade de Fortaleza for research, student mediators and public education programs.