IACM Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Macau


This cool, dimly lit gallery just inside the entrance of the Leal Senado offers welcome respite from the heat and hectic pace of Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro with its rotating exhibitions of traditional and modern art from Europe, China and Macau.


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