Práticas curatoriais negras e a experiência no Museu da História e da Cultura Afro-brasileira: negociações, discursos e públicos

Abstract

This text aims to analyze curatorial practices of black people based on communicational processes of discourse, having as its object of study for research the collective curatorial experience made for the long-term exhibition "Protagonisms: memory, pride, identity", which marked the reopening of the Museum of Afro-Brazilian History and Culture, in Rio de Janeiro, in November 2021. Negotiation and power relations are discussed, in addition to the tensions that form between curators and institutions, which influence the production and execution of an exhibition and reflect on the reception of the public who visit it. To this end, some curatorial practices are observed in other institutions, such as the case of the Diálogos Ausentes project, analyzing not only the invisibilization of racialized people due to existing structural racism, but also the way in which such professionals deal with the issue and find solutions, using intersectional and performative factors to develop its activities. The work carried out at MUHCAB presents institutional tensions and possible curatorial directions to guarantee to the public, through education, recognition and identification