The permanent collection is located in the basement, in a windowless, black-walled gallery that features works by Frank Stella, Peter Halley, and other international icons alongside works by Uruguayan masters like Mara Freire
driving directions (a leading figure in the Concrete Art movement) and Joaqun Torres-Garca (the pioneer of Latin American Constructivism). It's quite gloomy, so I call it 'the catacomb,'" Uruguayan artist Pablo Atchugarry, whose foundation manages the museum, said. "The works of art come across as a dramatic performance, as if performers were abruptly thrown onto a stage."