Founded in 1866, this research organization develops activities aimed at the scientific study of the natural and sociocultural systems of the Amazon. Built in 1879, the former residence of the museum’s one-time director, Swiss zoologist Emilio Goeldi (1859-1917), houses temporary exhibitions from the institution’s archaeological and ethnographic collections. The former, with about 120,000 objects and two million fragments from various regions of the Amazon, is made up of collections of archaeological ceramics (such as canisters and funeral urns) and lithic artifacts (such as arrowheads and ax blades), and more. The ethnographic collection includes more than 15 thousand objects from 120 indigenous peoples, particularly those from the Brazilian Amazon, but also from Peru and Colombia. In addition, the museum also holds pieces from traditional Brazilian communities, such as riverside populations, and a collection of African objects that arrived in the country at the end of the 19th century.
Museums
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Belém, Pará, Brazil


"Reencontros", temporary exhibition with pieces from the museum's ethnographic and archaeological collections. Photo: Publicity/Paula Sampaio
events


Talks / Workshops
Curadores indígenas em diálogo
Instituto Moreira Salles
São Paulo, Brazil
02 February - 02 February 2023


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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