The initiative behind the museum’s creation came from four ethnic groups living in the extreme north of Brazil, on the border with French Guiana: Palikur, Galibi Kali’na, Karipuna and Galibi Marworno. In development since the late 1990s, the space was born in 2007 aiming to give visibility to indigenous culture and to act as a center of reference, memory, documentation and research for the indigenous people of the region. Another goal is to strengthen ties between those people and the inhabitants of the city of Oiapoque. From the outset, the Kuahí (the word refers to both an Amazonian fish and a graphic pattern used in the decoration of local artifacts) Museum has been run by the indigenous communities themselves, with support from the State of Amapá’s Secretary of Culture. It is this team, made up of members of the four ethnic groups, who watches over the collection of more than 300 pieces, such as items of daily use and wooden sculptures by the Palikur people, related to indigenous astronomy.
Museums
Kuahí Museum of the Indigenous Peoples of Oiapoque
Oiapoque, Amapá, Brazil


Exhibition space of the Kuahí Museum of the Indigenous Peoples of Oiapoque, which presents the daily life and mythology of four ethnic groups in the region. Photo: Publicity
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Curadores indígenas em diálogo
Instituto Moreira Salles
São Paulo, Brazil
02 February - 02 February 2023


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Solo-exhibition of La Chola Poblete: Deutsche Bank's “Artist of the Year” 2023
PalaisPopulaire
Berlin, Germany
08 September - 05 February 2024


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Coração na aldeia, pés no mundo
Sesc
Piracicaba, Brazil
09 November - 30 April 2023


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Um século de agora
Itaú Cultural
São Paulo, Brazil
17 November - 02 April 2023


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Supernova: UÝRA
MAM Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11 December - 02 April 2023


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Sobre Papel
Casa Silvana
Humacao, Puerto Rico
21 January - 04 February 2023


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32º Programa de Exposições CCSP – II MOSTRA 2022
CCSP
São Paulo, Brazil
05 November - 26 February 2023


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Nise da Silveira – A Revolução pelo Afeto
Sesc Belenzinho
São Paulo, Brazil
09 December - 26 March 2023


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Solamente yo puedo confeccionar mi mañana
TEOR/éTica
San José, Costa Rica
20 October - 18 February 2023


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En la luz como ceniza
Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
21 December - 17 February 2023


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(IN)DEPENDENCE
The Olympia Gallery
Kingston, Jamaica
08 December - 31 January 2023


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Viver até o fim o que me cabe: uma aproximação
Sesc Belenzinho
São Paulo, Brazil
26 October - 26 February 2023
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