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06 AUGUST - 22 AUGUST 2016

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Come to the Museum!

THE COMPETITIONS

Every day from 6 to 21 August, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Galerie (Level 2) – free entry

Broadcast of the RTS Grand Format and the mini journal retracing the best moments of the Games news, with a summary of the night’s events.

Every day from 6 to 21 August, from 1 to 6 p.m. – Galerie (Level 2) and/or Samaranch Auditorium (Level 0) – free entry

Follow the competitions LIVE on the big screen with RTS or Eurosport.


Take a look at the others activities by date, below:

SATURDAY 06.08   SATURDAY 13.08   SATURDAY 20.08
SUNDAY 07.08   SUNDAY 14.08   SUNDAY 21.08
FRIDAY 12.08   FRIDAY 19.08   MONDAY 22.08

SATURDAY 6 AUGUST

CINEMA

From 10.30 to 11.45 a.m. –Samaranch Auditorium (Level 0) – 16 years and older – free entry

Find out more about Brazil, its culture and its personalities. Today, a story.

“August Winds” by Gabriel Mascaro (2014/77 min./Original version, French subtitles)

Shirley leaves the city to live with her grandmother in a quiet little village by the coast. A strange researcher arrives in the village to record the sound of the trade winds. The month of August sees the arrival of a surprising discovery, which leads Shirley and her boyfriend, Jeison, to question life, death and the memory of the wind and the sea.

SPORT

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Gym or Forecourt (Level 0) – All ages – free entry

Capoeira workshop with Mestre Papa, a master from Bahia

An entertaining introduction to the basic movements of capoeira and the philosophy of this typically Brazilian combat sport.

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SUNDAY 7 AUGUST 2016

CINEMA

From 10.30 a.m. to 12.50 p.m. - Samaranch Auditorium (Level 0) – All audiences – free entry

Find out more about Brazil, its culture and its personalities. Today, a documentary.

“Tim Maia” by Mauro Lima (2015/140 min./ Original version, French subtitles).

The life and work of Sebastião Rodrigues Maia, better known as Tim Maia. A talented and extraordinarily creative musician with an explosive temperament, he transformed Brazilian music by injecting funk and soul, thus becoming one of the country’s most beloved artists, as well as one of the most controversial.

SPORT

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. & 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Gym or Forecourt (Level 0) - All audiences -free entry

Capoeira workshop with Mestre Papa, a master from Bahia

An entertaining introduction to the basic movements of capoeira and the philosophy of this typically Brazilian combat sport.

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FRIDAY 12 AUGUST 2016

SPORT

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Gym or Forecourt (Level 0) – All ages – free entry

Capoeira workshop with Mestre Papa, a master from Bahia

An entertaining introduction to the basic movements of capoeira and the philosophy of this typically Brazilian combat sport.

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Galerie or Terrace (Level +2) – All ages – free entry

Samba de gafieira workshop with Marcos Simoes, dance teacher

With one of Europe’s best dance teachers, let yourself go to the sound of the bossa nova and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), and learn the basic steps of samba. Are you ready to take the floor?

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SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 2016

CINEMA

From 10.30 a.m. to 11.50 a.m. - Samaranch Auditorium (Level 0) – All audiences – free entry

Find out more about Brazil, its culture and its personalities. Today, a documentary.

“Arpoador” by Hamsa Wood and Helio Pitanga (2013/80 min./ Original version, French subtitles).

Let’s go to the beach, the Cariocas’ favourite pastime. A place for everyone, where all age groups, colours and social classes are mixed together.

SPORT

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Gym or Forecourt (Level 0) – All ages – free entry

Capoeira workshop with Mestre Papa, a master from Bahia

An entertaining introduction to the basic movements of capoeira and the philosophy of this typically Brazilian combat sport.

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Galerie or Terrace (Level +2) – All ages – free entry

Samba de gafieira workshop with Marcos Simoes, dance teacher

With one of Europe’s best dance teachers, let yourself go to the sound of the bossa nova and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), and learn the basic steps of samba. Are you ready to take the floor?

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SUNDAY 14 AUGUST 2016

CINEMA

From 10.30 a.m. to 11.50 a.m. - Samaranch Auditorium (Level 0) – All audiences – free entry

Find out more about Brazil, its culture and its personalities. Today, a documentary.

“Samba & Jazz” by Jefferson Mello (2015/90 min./ Original version, French subtitles)

Samba & Jazz: Rio de Janeiro – New Orleans. This documentary explores the musical and cultural similarities between these two cities through the eyes of their musicians. From popular festivals to people’s accounts, the spectator is invited to discover the artistic displays of these two peoples who share a common emotion – a passion for music.

SPORT

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Gym or Forecourt (Level 0) – All ages – free entry

Capoeira workshop with Mestre Papa, a master from Bahia

An entertaining introduction to the basic movements of capoeira and the philosophy of this typically Brazilian combat sport.

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Galerie or Terrace (Level +2) – All ages – free entry

Samba de gafieira workshop with Marcos Simoes, dance teacher

With one of Europe’s best dance teachers, let yourself go to the sound of the bossa nova and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), and learn the basic steps of samba. Are you ready to take the floor?

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FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 2016

SPORT

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Gym or Forecourt (Level 0) – All ages – free entry

Capoeira workshop with Mestre Papa, a master from Bahia

An entertaining introduction to the basic movements of capoeira and the philosophy of this typically Brazilian combat sport.

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Galerie or Terrace (Level +2) – All ages – free entry

Samba de gafieira workshop with Marcos Simoes, dance teacher

With one of Europe’s best dance teachers, let yourself go to the sound of the bossa nova and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), and learn the basic steps of samba. Are you ready to take the floor?

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SATURDAY 20 AUGUST 2016

CINEMA

From 10.30 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. - Samaranch Auditorium (Level 0) – All audiences – free entry

Find out more about Brazil, its culture and its personalities. Today, a documentary.

“Sebastião Salgado” by Betse de Paula (2014/75 min./ Original version, French subtitles)

This documentary seeks to understand and reveal the universe and personality of contemporary artist Sebastião Salgado, who, from a small town in Minas Gerais in Brazil, went on to conquer the world.

SPORT

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Gym or Forecourt (Level 0) – All ages – free entry

Capoeira workshop with Mestre Papa, a master from Bahia

An entertaining introduction to the basic movements of capoeira and the philosophy of this typically Brazilian combat sport.

From 2 to 2.45 p.m., 3 to 3.45 p.m. and 4 to 4.45 p.m. – Galerie or Terrace (Level +2) – All ges – free entry

Samba de gafieira workshop with Marcos Simoes, dance teacher

With one of Europe’s best dance teachers, let yourself go to the sound of the bossa nova and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), and learn the basic steps of samba. Are you ready to take the floor?

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SUNDAY 21 AUGUST 2016

CINEMA

From 10.30 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. - Samaranch Auditorium (Level 0) – All ages – free entry

Find out more about Brazil, its culture and its personalities. Today, a story.

“My sweet orange tree” by Marco Bernstein (2013/99 min./ Original version, French subtitles)

Zézé is an eight-year-old boy who lives in the Brazilian countryside. Despite his tender age, he has a wild imagination, and hides in the branches of an orange tree, to which he confides his secrets and stories.

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MONDAY 22 AUGUST 2016

“THE CLOSING CEREMONY” (rebroadcast)

From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., in a loop – Galerie (Level 2) – free entry

Pre-recorded broadcast of the Closing Ceremony of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio 2016.

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