23rd MUSEUM WEEK "The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities"

15-05-2025

PROARQ and PGPP, in partnership with CRAB (Brazilian Handicraft Reference Center – SEBRAE), participated in the 23rd MUSEUM WEEK, themed “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities”, which took place from May 12 to May 18.

On May 12, faculty members from PROARQ and PGPP, in collaboration with professors from UFRRJ, organized an immersive program aimed at training CRAB’s technical staff, with a special focus on accessibility in museum and exhibition spaces.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

MORNING

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM > Lecture: Museum, Place, and Network (Professor Andrea Queiroz Rego, PhD)

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM > Lecture: Contemporary Museum Spaces (Professor Ceça Guimaraens, PhD)

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM > Break

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM > Lecture: Sensitive Accessibility (Professor Cristiane Rose Duarte, PhD)

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM > Debate

AFTERNOON

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM > Group organization for a technical visit at CRAB’s exhibition space to identify spatial and exhibition limitations

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM > Guided technical visit in groups, coordinated by Professors: Andrea Queiroz Rego (PROARQ/UFRJ), Cristiane Rose Duarte (PROARQ/UFRJ), Margaret Chokyu Renteria (PGPP/UFRJ), Noêmia Oliveira Figueiredo (UFRRJ), and Hélio Herbst (PROARQ and UFRRJ)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM > Roundtable discussion to exchange exchange insights among groups, identifying challenges and exploring transformative opportunities to improve accessibility, especially in CRAB's exhibition space.