In the year 1954, Ibirapuera Park and its buildings, architected by Oscar Niemeyer, were inaugurated in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the city of São Paulo.

In 1951, Matarazzo managed to hold the first edition of the São Paulo Art Biennial, an exhibition still linked to the MAM, which took place on Paulista Avenue.

The space, which previously bore the name Palace of Industries, is part of the set of buildings designed by Niemeyer for the park to commemorate the IV Centennial of the city of São Paulo.

In 1969, during the military dictatorship in Brazil, many artists refused to participate in the Biennial, since the regime's repression had increased after Institutional Act No.

[6] It was only in the 1980s, shortly after Ciccillo Matarazzo's death in 1977 and with the end of the military dictatorship, that the Biennial of Art regained greater prestige and featured works by important contemporary artists, such as Marcel Duchamp and Anselm Kiefer.

[7] Already in 1996, under the direction of Edemar Cid Ferreira, the exhibition featured works by historical artists such as Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Edvard Munch and Francisco Goya.

[13] The floors have one of Niemeyer's main characteristics - the curves, present in so many of the architect's other projects, such as the Ibirapuera Auditorium and the Copan Building, both located in São Paulo.

[15] Currently, the Biennale Pavilion can be rented for events that have some creative relation, with arts, gastronomy, fashion, design, technology, among others.

[13] Tombado como patrimônio histórico em nível municipal, estadual e nacional pelos órgãos CONRESP, CONDEPHAAT and IPHAN, o Biennial Pavilion é não apenas um marco histórico, mas também um espaço de extrema relevância cultural em São Paulo.

[17] With the process started in 1983 by CONDEPHAAT, the entire Ibirapuera Park and its architectural project was considered a historical heritage site.

[2] In the same year, a debate was mediated by Folha de S.Paulo entitled "We Want Ibirapuera Park Back", where possible actions to be taken for the preservation of the area were discussed.