PRESENTATION
The Museum of Tomorrow, an institution of the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro managed by the Institute for Development and Management (IDG), hereby publishes this Call for Applications for the Symbioses program — Summer Exchange 2026, a formative and experimental action that is part of the Museum's annual curatorial cycle.
Inspired by the complexity of natural ecosystems, Simbioses presents itself as a space for creative and collective immersion, dedicated to investigating the interdependencies between art, science, technology, and society, with a focus on imagining more sustainable and diverse futures.
The program understands knowledge as a living network, in which different presences, practices, and perspectives intertwine, mutually transforming the cultural field. By articulating theoretical training, practical experimentation, and public dialogue, Simbioses seeks to challenge the role of cultural institutions as ecosystems of creation, care, and transformation.
Beyond its formative character, Simbioses reaffirms the importance of considering multiple perspectives and experiences in the conceptual articulation proposed by the Museum of Tomorrow. The presence of participants from different backgrounds, trajectories, and fields of knowledge is understood as an essential element to expand the curatorial horizon of the Museum and deepen the dialogue between academic knowledge, community experiences, and artistic practices, promoting a truly collective and plural creative process.
CONTEXT
The curatorial cycle “Sustainability is Coexistence,” which guides the Museum of Tomorrow's activities between 2025 and 2030, proposes understanding sustainability not only as environmental preservation, but as a relational practice that emerges from the encounter between different knowledge, ways of life, and cultural perspectives.
For the period 2025–2030, the four elements of nature — water, fire, earth, and air — are taken as ethical, social, and symbolic matrices of common life, inspiring a curatorial journey that invites the public to reflect on the interdependencies that sustain the planet and our ways of coexisting.
Simbioses 2026 is anchored in the FIRE axis — transformation, power, and conflict, which marks the second chapter of the cycle. From this axis, the program will seek to explore the role of energy as a force, reflecting on the urgency of present-day social, technological, and environmental transformations.
INFORMATION
Registration period: November 24 - December 14
Notice
Edital de seleção 2026 - Simbioses.pdf
Program Guide
Guia Programático 2026 - Simbioses.pdf
Terms of Agreement (for reference only)
Termo Compromisso de Participação Simbiose .docx.pdf
Result
Ana Paula Lourenço da Silva | ***paulalourencoa***@gmail.com
Artur Malecha Teixeira | ***urmalech***@gmail.com
asú mar | ***8@riseup.net
Beatriz Vinzon Guimarães | ***zon***@gmail.com
Caio da Silva Guimarães | ***caio7@gmail.com
Fábio Cabral dos Santos | ***cabral@gmail.com
Gabe Gamaliel Teixeira Costa | ***riel.ft***@gmail.com
Gabriela Rodrigues Valadão de Mello | ***ellogabri***@gmail.com
Guilherme Barbosa Ferreira | ***lherme1ferreir***@gmail.com
Isabela Cristina Ramos Moraes | ***bela.mor***@outlook.com
Jorge Guimarães dos Santos Junior | ***rge.***@gmail.com
Julia de Jesus Soares | ***resx1***@gmail.com
Kadosh Olive | ***oshol***@gmail.com
Lucas Nunes Corrêa Ribeiro | ***asnunescribe***@gmail.com
Maria Marta Barros de Mendonça | ***ndonca1***@gmail.com
Rafael Bittencourt Nacif Chalhoub | ***chalh***@gmail.com
Rodrigo Valerio Villas Boas | ***rigovaleriovillasb***@gmail.com
Sulamita Francelino Rangel Lopes | ***tlopes@ufrrj.br
Thaís dos Santos Rocha | ***issroch***@hotmail.com
Valentina Kurkdjian Teixeira | ***entinakt2***@gmail.com