National Museum Week has a varied program until Sunday

Until Sunday (21), 1,100 cultural and educational institutions throughout Brazil will participate in the 21st National Museum Week, promoted by the Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram). In 2023, the chosen theme is Museums, Sustainability and Well-Being. Ibram’s objective is to highlight the importance of museums as spaces that promote well-being and sustainability. The national event, which started on Monday (15), has more than 3,500 activities scheduled in all Brazilian regions, which go far beyond guided tours. In an interview with Rádio Nacional, the deputy director of the Department of Dissemination, Promotion and Economy of Ibram Museums, Adna Teixeira, highlighted the variety of attractions. “The program is extensive and diverse. In addition to museums, there are participating institutions that work on memory and sustainability. There are workshops for children and embroiderers, as well as musical and theatrical performances. It’s hard to choose just one.” This Friday (19), architect Maria Gomes from Pernambuco, on a visit to the federal capital, went to check out the exhibition by Rio de Janeiro photographer Walter Firmo at the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (CCBB). The exhibition of more than 260 photographs, entitled No Verbo do Silêncio a Síntese do Scream, is part of the program for the 21st National Museum Week.For Maria, seeing art contributes to her creative process, her professional practice. “I think it’s good to unburden us a little from the day-to-day rush. It makes us more open-minded. Mainly for me, who work with creativity, it’s great because it increases my range of repertoires to do my projects. Therefore, I am reading everything very carefully, seeing everything very straight, because I find it very interesting.” Cultural attendant Erasmo Ferreira dos Santos underwent training at the CCBB in Brasília to serve visitors to the Walter Firmo exhibition. In the weeks of work, Erasmo established a family connection with some images that made him value black ancestry. He says he enjoys seeing the public’s reaction to the hundreds of images by Walter Firmo. “People think the portrayal of some religions is incredible, some photos about the relevance of black people, about slaves and even ask questions about the exhibition with us.” The Invention of Color: Magic Square, an unpublished work by visual artist Hélio Oiticica – Fabio Rodrigues-Pozzebom/ Agência Brasil The Agência Brasil report also visited, in the CCBB Brasília garden, two exhibitions that are part of the Museum Week program. The first is The Invention of Color: Magic Square, a new work by visual artist Hélio Oiticica. A labyrinth with high concrete walls, built in the open air and painted in bold colors. Next to it, the work by Amilcar de Castro Neoconcreto sob Céu de Brasília, in which the artist offers the public a space with three-dimensional works, in the color of rust, for contemplation and debate on the urban spaces of the federal capital.

Agência Brasil