Oscar Niemeyer Museum
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The Oscar Niemeyer Museum is a striking contemporary art and architecture museum in Curitiba, Brazil, renowned for its bold modernist design by architect Oscar Niemeyer, including its iconic eye-shaped annex.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Museu Oscar Niemeyer | 1 |
| Oscar Niemeyer Museum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5131039 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oscar Niemeyer Museum Context triple: [Curitiba, hasLandmark, Oscar Niemeyer Museum]
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A.
Centro Cultural de Belém
The Centro Cultural de Belém is a major modern cultural complex in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its concert halls, exhibition spaces, and role as a key venue for the performing and visual arts.
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B.
Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
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C.
Rio de Janeiro City Hall
Rio de Janeiro City Hall is the main administrative headquarters of the city of Rio de Janeiro, housing its executive municipal authorities and central government offices.
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São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP)
The São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) is a major Brazilian art museum renowned for its iconic modernist building on Avenida Paulista and its outstanding collection of European and Brazilian art.
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E.
Casa de Rui Barbosa Museum
The Casa de Rui Barbosa Museum is a historic house museum in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to the life, work, and preserved residence of Brazilian jurist and writer Rui Barbosa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oscar Niemeyer Museum Target entity description: The Oscar Niemeyer Museum is a striking contemporary art and architecture museum in Curitiba, Brazil, renowned for its bold modernist design by architect Oscar Niemeyer, including its iconic eye-shaped annex.
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A.
Centro Cultural de Belém
The Centro Cultural de Belém is a major modern cultural complex in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its concert halls, exhibition spaces, and role as a key venue for the performing and visual arts.
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B.
Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
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C.
Rio de Janeiro City Hall
Rio de Janeiro City Hall is the main administrative headquarters of the city of Rio de Janeiro, housing its executive municipal authorities and central government offices.
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D.
São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP)
The São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) is a major Brazilian art museum renowned for its iconic modernist building on Avenida Paulista and its outstanding collection of European and Brazilian art.
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E.
Casa de Rui Barbosa Museum
The Casa de Rui Barbosa Museum is a historic house museum in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to the life, work, and preserved residence of Brazilian jurist and writer Rui Barbosa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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cultural institution ⓘ |
| architect | Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernism ⓘ |
| category |
Architecture museums
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Art museums and galleries in Brazil ⓘ Modernist architecture in Brazil ⓘ Museums in Curitiba ⓘ Oscar Niemeyer buildings ⓘ |
| cityTouristAttraction | Curitiba ⓘ |
| collectionType |
Brazilian art
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architectural drawings ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ installations ⓘ photography ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
architecture
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design ⓘ urbanism ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| formerName | Novo Museu ⓘ |
| hasPart |
auditorium
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educational spaces ⓘ exhibition galleries ⓘ eye-shaped annex ⓘ main building ⓘ sculpture garden ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.museuoscarniemeyer.org.br ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| inception | 2002 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Curitiba ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Paraná ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elevated eye-shaped volume supported by a pillar
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extensive use of curves ⓘ large exhibition area ⓘ reflecting pool beneath the eye-shaped annex ⓘ |
| officialName |
Museu Oscar Niemeyer
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linked to:
Oscar Niemeyer Museum
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| operator |
Government of the State of Paraná
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linked to:
Government of Paraná
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| ownedBy |
State of Paraná
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linked to:
Paraná state
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| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| shortName | MON ⓘ |
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Subject: Oscar Niemeyer Museum Description of subject: The Oscar Niemeyer Museum is a striking contemporary art and architecture museum in Curitiba, Brazil, renowned for its bold modernist design by architect Oscar Niemeyer, including its iconic eye-shaped annex.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Oscar Niemeyer Museum