The project MON without walls – Artists conquer MON’s gardens will open a new, renewed edition on March 13. In the external area of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum, visitors will find a park of interactive sculptures, with works by artists such as Artur Lescher, Rômmulo Conceição, Alexandre Vogler, Narcélio Grud and Joana Vasconcelos.

Curated by Marc Pottier, the place houses several permanent and temporary installations, in a calendar of frequent invitations made by MON.

"The Oscar Niemeyer Museum is experiencing an unprecedented moment of expansion not only in its exhibition area but also in expanding the concept of exhibitions itself, through this new and significant approach between the public and art in the MON without walls project", says Luciana Casagrande Pereira, Secretary of Culture of the State of Paraná.

“Increasingly democratic and inclusive, with MON without walls the Museum breaks the physical limit of its walls and embraces the population, making it accessible to everyone”, explains Juliana Vosnika, the institution’s director president. “The initiative is an invitation for the external public to notice the art, be inspired, and feel encouraged to come in.”

“We understand that art in public space allows a variety of interactive activities that a museum exhibition does not always allow”, says Juliana. “By creating connections between the exteriors and the Museum’s exhibition rooms, MON without walls allows us to show many other forms of expression of artistic creativity,” she comments.

Curator Marc Pottier also talks about the project’s goals. “MON works to expand its audience and offer many proposals that can make Curitiba and Paraná residents take ownership of ‘their’ museum. That’s why MON without walls is so important.”