Goethe-Institut Rio de Janeiro launches cultural competition to support National Museum

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – What dream do you have for the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, which was destroyed by fire in September 2018?

From this question, the Goethe-Institut Rio de Janeiro has launched a cultural contest that invites artists and amateurs to make a collage, a drawing, a photograph, an illustration, and even a poem to support the institution, which is being renovated and should be open to the public again by the end of 2022.

To participate, the submitted work must be based on one of the three thematic axes that will be considered in the future exhibitions of the Museu Nacional. They are ‘the importance of science’ in our lives, ‘what unites us and what makes us different socially’, and ‘our geodiversity and biodiversity’. It should be noted that videos and audios are not included in the action.

The artistic productions selected by Goethe-Institut and museum professionals can be part of two cultural exhibitions that will open in September. A virtual exhibition and a physical exhibition where the works will be printed on the walls around the Palace of São Cristóvão.

Registration is open until July 2 through the Goethe-Institut website.

Since the fire at the National Museum, the German Foreign Office has pledged to donate up to 1 million euros for the restoration and reconstruction of the palace and to support the institution through events, workshops between Brazilian and German professionals and other activities. The cultural competition is one of them.

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