Museum without Walls

Digital animation of the skeleton of the bird Rhea americana, based on kinematic study.

Since the community was being used as a construction site for the Olympic Park - one of the strategies used to pressure residents and compel families to accept the proposal of the City of Rio de Janeiro -, the sculpture “Suporte dos Males” and part of the sculpture “Espaço Ocupa e Casa da Dona Conceição” were destroyed by tractors.

What happens then in the future if an artist, collector or gallery wishes to re-exhibit an artwork where the original equipment has not been collected or the equipment required is entirely obsolete and unavailable?

The digitization of the Bendegó meteorite with the HandySCAN 3D was done in several parts that were digitally merged.

Snapshot of the reconstruction of the National Museum (© Patrimônio Virtual / Prodec Engenharia).

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.

Macrophallic amulter recovered from the fire at the National Museum (© LAPID).

Lenhador (Dionísio del Santo, oil on canvas, 1987) - access in augmented reality

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.