Museum without Walls

Aerial view of Vila Autódromo before demolitions (© Luiz Claudio Silva / Museum of Removals collection).

Houseplans, Phi Books (© Antonopoulou & Dare).

Since the Collection inherited a relatively random set of works and only recently implemented an acquisition policy, one cannot comfortably attribute to it the function of producing a historiography of art produced in the 20th century in Pernambuco. How, then, to deal with this condition?

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

Dja Guata Porã exhibition, Museu de Arte do Rio, 2017-8.

David Hall, TV Interruptions: The Installation, 1971. Original installation plans (© Estate of David Hall/University of Dundee).

Photogrammetry mapping of Roman amphorae in the Mediterranean Culture room. Photos were obtained using a drone because the floor of the room was covered by pieces of collection items, making it impossible to reach these items.

Polivisão XLIV X4 (Maurício Salgueiro, mixed media, undated) - access in augmented reality