Program
Program
When the Museum Is a River
Instituto Tomie Ohtake
Exhibition
FREE ADMISSION
Future
Curated by Ana Roman, Sabrina Fontenele, and Vânia Leal
The Ministry of Culture, Nubank, and Instituto Tomie Ohtake present, from June 26 to August 16, 2026, Quando o museu é rio [When the Museum Is a River], a group exhibition organized in partnership with Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi.
The show builds on reflections developed in the project Um rio não existe sozinho [A River Does Not Exist Alone], held in 2025 at the Museu Goeldi’s Zoobotanical Park, in Belém, and proposes an investigation into the contemporary role of institutions dedicated to memory, science, and the production of knowledge about the Amazon.
The exhibition brings together invited artists and scientific, archaeological, ethnographic, and biological collections from the Museu Goeldi in a proposal that articulates contemporary art, science, and ancestral knowledge. Participating artists include Déba Tacana, Elaine Arruda, Estúdio Flume, Francelino Mesquita, Gustavo Caboco, Mari Nagem, Noara Quintana, Paula Giordano, PV Dias, Rafael Segatto Barboza da Silva, and Sallisa Rosa.
Quando o museu é rio is realized by the Ministry of Culture, through the Culture Incentive Law (Rouanet Law), and Instituto Tomie Ohtake, in partnership with Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. The exhibition is sponsored by Nubank, the patron of Instituto Tomie Ohtake; by AkzoNobel, at the Gold level; by Aché Laboratórios Farmacêuticos, at the Silver level; and is supported by Coral.
