State Museums and Memorials will be free during the National Museum Week
The program will start on Monday (12), highlighting the protagonism of black and traditional Amazonian communities
Starting on Monday (12), several facilities linked to the State Secretariat of Culture (Secult) will be part of the 23rd National Museum Week, which this year brings the theme "The future of museums in rapidly transforming communities." Until Sunday (18), all State Museums and Memorials will have free admission.
The program values the voices and knowledge of black and traditional communities in the Amazon, with actions focused on memory, ancestry, and cultural heritage, highlights Armando Sobral, director of the Integrated System of Museums and Memorials (SIMM/Secult). According to him, this year's program marks an important step in consolidating a state policy focused on memory and heritage:
"Museum Week promotes a search for recognition and strengthening of policies aimed at this memory sector of the State. We have managed to bring essential workshops for the qualification of professionals and the implementation of museological spaces in the State. This week marks a starting point for us to think of the Integrated System of Museums not only as a manager of the museums in the capital but as an articulating body of public policies throughout the State," says Armando Sobral.
One of the highlights of the program is the event "Dialogues with Heritage," an initiative of the Department of Historical, Artistic, and Cultural Heritage of Pará (Dphac), which will promote discussion circles and cultural activities. The proposal is to stimulate reflections and foster public policies that respond to the socio-environmental, artistic, and cultural demands of communities in vulnerable situations.
Program – With the sub-theme "The future of museums in rapidly transforming communities," the program starts on Monday (12), with an opening at the Eneida de Moraes auditorium, at the Museum of Image and Sound (MIS), located in the Cultural Center Palacete Faciola, in the Nazaré neighborhood, starting at 9 am. The event will return at 2 pm, at the same location, with programming until 5 pm.
On Tuesday (13), activities will take place from 9 am to 12 pm, and from 2 pm to 5 pm, with the workshop on Developing a Museological Plan.
On Wednesday (14), at the Eneida de Moraes auditorium, there will be a Digital Collections Workshop: Tainacan Platform, from 9 am to 12 pm, and from 2 pm to 5 pm.
On Thursday (15), from 9 am to 10 am, the Virtual Network of Museums and Memory Points of Pará will be launched at the same location.
On Friday (16), from 9 am to 12 pm, there will be a round table "Dialogues with Heritage," in the Arts Hall (auditorium); at 11:15 am, a visit to the Technical Reserve at the Museum of the State of Pará (MEP), in the historic center of Belém; starting at 2 pm, there will be a visit to the exhibition Tó Teixeira – Dive into Life and Work; at the same time, until 5 pm, the Heritage Route will cover the MEP, the Fort Museum of Presépio, and the Cultural Space Casa das Onze Janelas, also in the historic center.
Feira Preta - Simultaneously, the Cultural Center Palacete Faciola will host the 1st Feira Preta, featuring handicrafts produced by quilombola women from the group "Rosas Negras," from Vila Socorro.
The Feira Preta is an initiative that seeks to value and give visibility to the culture of quilombola communities in Tomé-Açu (a municipality in northeastern Pará), especially through the work of local women artists and artisans. Born from the demand of the community itself — represented by leader Duda Conceição —, the Fair aims to highlight African ancestry, creativity, and cultural heritage expressed in artisanal art. This edition will feature the participation of ten exhibitors, who will present to the public Afro-themed clothing, bio-jewelry, and services from Afro hair braiders.
The program will conclude at 3 pm, in the Eneida de Moraes auditorium, with the round table "Empowerment and Work: The artistic, cultural, and political practices of the artisan women of the Quilombo de Socorro Mariquita," followed by the screening of the documentary "Tó, Violão Mestre," directed by Felipe Cortez, at 4:15 pm.
The 23rd National Museum Week is promoted by the Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram), in order to encourage the population to visit museums and reflect on their social roles.
Text: Painah Silva - Ascom/Secult
