The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), this year in Belém, is not just a diplomatic meeting: it is an urgent call that urges us to engage in the climate debate, not as visitors, but as political issues. Faced with this responsibility, the Museum of Tomorrow made a bold move: shifting the conversation to the public space and democratizing access to the urgent issues of our time.
The Esquenta COP Occupation is a political gesture that transforms the Museu do Amanhã into a platform for active listening, for the interaction between diverse knowledges, and for the coexistence of science, spirituality, ancestry, and art. From July to November, six exhibitions and dozens of educational activities are part of a powerful program. In the face of the climate crisis, the Museu do Amanhã understands that more than data is needed: it is necessary to make events felt to mobilize a real change in collective modes of existence.
the full schedule of activities is available in the "schedule" tab
new spaces
Arena - The Climate is for Action
With a diverse and free program—including audiovisual space, discussion groups, lectures, workshops, musical performances, and meetings with guests—the Esquenta COP Arena is a democratic, plural, and vibrant space where the climate debate gains substance, voice, and presence.
Living Space - The Climate Has Changed
At the entrance to the Museu do Amanhã, the first reflecting pool transforms into a space for socializing, pause, and provocation. With benches arranged in a circle, facing each other, the space invites encounters and dialogue among strangers, the curious, or allies in common causes.
Inspiring phrases about the climate crisis spark spontaneous conversations and reflections, creating a self-mediated space where climate is the starting point for new connections and shared listening.
Here, occupying is also an act of presence.
Audiovisual Space - Territories of Resistance
Original audiovisual production featuring Brazilian climate activists, featuring real stories and concrete actions that address the effects of the climate crisis in different regions.
The activity brings the public closer to environmental emergencies with empathy and transformative power.
highlights:
At a decisive moment for the planet, the Museu do Amanhã opens the door to an essential conversation: what to expect from COP30?
On July 24th, at 4 pm, the first meeting of the Hot Chats series will take place, featuring live discussions with experts and leaders of the climate agenda who will help us understand the challenges and possible paths to face the crisis that is already underway.
Check out this edition's guests:
- Fabio Scarano, curator of the Museu do Amanhã
- Izabella Teixeira, from CEBRI
- Stela Herschmann, from the Climate Observatory
- Andréia Coutinho Louback, from the Brazilian Center for Climate Justice
- Mediated by Giovanna Nader, from the podcast O Tempo Virou
Brazil's role in the COP negotiations, narratives that need to gain traction in the climate debate, and how society can participate in this moment are some of the topics that will be discussed, anticipating the discussions of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference, which takes place this year in Belém, Pará. This conversation is part of the COP Warm-up Occupation, a program that combines science, art, spirituality, and ancestral heritage in experiences that provoke, touch, and mobilize.
exhibitions
Three new exhibitions occupy the museum:
Claudia Andujar and her universe: Sustainability, Science and Spirituality
curated by Paulo Herkenhoff
In this exhibition, science opens up to dialogue with multiple forms of knowledge—formal and informal—all under the phenomenal gaze of Claudia Andujar, a leading figure in photography and activism. Sustainability is approached beyond what we know: it takes on a philosophical dimension, encompassing the individual, society, and the planet.
The narrative constructed for the exhibition brings together biology, physics, chemistry, and various cosmologies. By bringing cosmology to the center of the debate, we also open up space to reflect on spirituality—in its various expressions—and on the origins and connections between all that exists.
Pantanal Fire Water
curated by Eder Chiodetto
The Pantanal, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, takes center stage at the Museum of Tomorrow. We are honored to present this exhibition to the public, which brings together images by two renowned Brazilian photodocumentarians: Lalo de Almeida and Luciano Candisani.
Lalo documents the devastation caused by the fires that consumed the biome in 2020, a year marked by a record number of wildfires. Luciano reveals the vital presence of water in different forms and surfaces, captured during the region's flood season. Water and fire intertwine in this exhibition, inviting visitors to contemplate the Pantanal through profound and sensitive visual narratives.
Waterspout
curated by Ana Carla Soler, Carolina Rodrigues and Francela Carrera
What is the strength and power of water? With this question, the Instituto Artistas Latinas invites the public to delve into the exhibition, which features works by 14 Latin American women artists. The exhibition proposes reflections on spirituality, ancestry, and the connection between the feminine and nature, through different artistic languages. Participating artists from Brazil, Guatemala, and Argentina present a diversity of perspectives and experiences. They are:
Alice Yura - Azizi Cypriano - Guilhermina Augusti - Jeane Terra - Luna Bastos - Marcela Cantuária - Mariana Rocha - Rafaela Kennedy - Roberta Holiday - Rosana Paulino - Suzana Queiroga - Thais Iroko - Marilyn Boror Bor (Guatemala) - Natália Forcada (Argentina)
Through paintings, photographs, and video art, the exhibition offers a space for storytelling and discussing social and gender issues that permeate Latin American reality. The project also offers educational activities for the public, led by guests from the Instituto Artistas Latinas, with the aim of expanding dialogue and fostering the exchange of knowledge.
Hot/Cold Exhibition
Presented at the BOIL Festival 2025, from September 25 to 28, 2025, at Fundação Serralves in Porto, Portugal.
If we can regulate the temperature of our shower, why can't we do the same with the climate? Based on this premise, 15 illustrators were challenged to choose a color to work with: blue or red. The outcome of this project takes shape as a collection of screen-printed illustrations that function as a fragment of a larger narrative.
The Esquenta COP Occupation is an invitation to participate, to collective thinking and to build more just and sustainable futures.
Discussion Circles
Descomplica COP Masterclass
Facilitated by experts and thinkers from different fields — science, philosophy, art, and communication — the Descomplica COP initiative embraced a pedagogical approach that does not oversimplify, but rather brings complex issues closer to people. Because democratizing the climate debate means allowing it to resonate through our choices, our territories, and our relationships.
Curator Talk
Discussion circles with artists and curators from the Ocupação Esquenta COP exhibitions. An opportunity to gain insight into the creative processes behind the works, explore the themes presented in greater depth, and expand the dialogue between art, territory, and climate.
Territories for Climate
Dialogue circles bringing together activists, specialists, researchers, and educators working in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Many of them have had their personal and professional trajectories shaped within this territory: Pequena África. An opportunity to discuss and reflect on cities, climate, and forests.
Hot Topics
A series of discussions addressing key issues related to the climate emergency within the museum space. Sessions include themes such as “What to Expect from COP30?”, “Forests and Climate”, “Cities and Climate”, and “Culture and the Climate Crisis”, featuring speakers such as Izabella Teixeira, Txai Suruí, Paulo Artaxo, Alexander Turra, among others.
Expanded Reading
Facilitated literary gatherings focused on the discussion of books addressing climate change and sustainability, ranging from ecopolitical classics to contemporary narratives. These conversations encourage the exchange of perspectives and the development of local action proposals, incorporating interactive dynamics that foster critical engagement.
Climão
An initiative by the Activities of Tomorrow Lab that connects science, art, and youth culture. Inspired by the concept of climate—both environmental and social—and by the Brazilian slang term climão (an atmosphere of tension or heightened emotion), the program features accessible, straight-talking conversation circles designed to foster open dialogue.
Let's Talk About It?
A partnership with the Secretaria Municipal de Envelhecimento Saudável e Qualidade de Vida (SEMESQV), this initiative promotes inclusive conversation circles that bring together participants from diverse social backgrounds and sectors. Through plural and open dialogue, it creates opportunities for the exchange of experiences, perspectives, and ideas among different social actors.
Cultural Performances
One Voice Choir
A musical performance by the One Voice Choir, a group composed of people experiencing social vulnerability and homelessness. The choir was established in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and uses music as a means of inclusion, expression, and community building.
Rio Festival
The Rio Festival, in partnership with the Museu do Amanhã, presented to the public 20 short films from the special COP30 program: Possible Futures. Over five days, the arena in the foyer of the Museu do Amanhã screened a selection of films addressing the main challenges of the climate emergency.
Activities in Partnership
Culture and Childhood Festival
In partnership with the Ministério da Cultura, the festival was inspired by national and international frameworks for the protection of childhood, cultural diversity, and sustainability. The event offered participatory experiences, recognizing children as active agents in the development of solutions.
Rio Ocean Week
The largest sustainability and ocean culture movement in Latin America held its first edition in Rio de Janeiro. Known as the “week of the sea,” Ocean Week is a Brazilian initiative that brings together science, art, culture, education, and social mobilization in favor of marine sustainability.
Audiovisual Activities in Partnership
Climate Cinema
A film showcase featuring works that address the climate crisis, its impacts, and possible pathways for confronting it. The program includes themes such as climate justice, environmental racism, and stories of territorial and community resilience.
Training Activities
Climate Finance
The Instituto Clima e Sociedade and the Museu do Amanhã are taking advantage of the COP30 being held in Brazil to develop a training agenda aimed at civil society. The initiative seeks to encourage a broader and more diverse range of actors to engage constructively with this topic.
Documentary
Territories of Resistance
An original production by the Museu do Amanhã, screened at the COP Arena, featuring real and inspiring stories of activists who confront the impacts of the climate crisis in their territories: an Indigenous land, an agroecology and environmental education project in a favela, and an association dedicated to artisanal fishing and mangrove restoration in Guanabara Bay.
Informational Content
To make discussions about the climate crisis more accessible, we have prepared a series of informational materials that explain this context in a straightforward way. Access them to understand how the climate crisis affects us and what we can do to address it.