Museum without Walls

JOÃO ME-PRO-METEO, Um-PEXi (Elpídio Malaquias, synthetic enamel on chipboard, 1992) - access in augmented reality

Donation of pieces from the Museum of Removals' collection to the National History Museum (© Luiz Claudio Silva / Museum of Removals collection).

The processes that culminated in the independence of the former European colonies affected disciplines that, directly or indirectly, legitimized colonial power. The New Museology movement provoked actions that brought the museum closer to the community, making it possible to include groups related to the safeguarded collections within the institutions.

David Hall, TV Interruptions: The Installation, 1971. VR setup at Besides the Screen Conference, Kings College, London, 2018 (© Adam Lockhart).

Meeting/workshop with residents and allies for the creation of the Museum of Removals (© Luiz Claudio Silva / Museum of Removals collection).

Reproductions of “artworks” which come with a glossary create a new perspective, add another meaning, or simply mix up the first meaning when facing what was initially appropriated by the artist.

Making of sculptures from the rubble of house demolitions at Vila Autódromo (© Luiz Claudio Silva / Museum of Removals collection).

Donation of pieces from the Museum of Removals' collection to the National History Museum (© Museum of Removals collection).