In 2026, the residency’s scientific production proposal is organized into two research tracks: “Culture and Climate” and “Futures.”

Culture and Climate

The Culture and Climate research track aims to explore how the interconnection between culture and climate can contribute to addressing climate change, based on an analysis of existing literature and the discussions held within the Working Group on Museums and Climate Change.

The research will be carried out by a resident from the fields of Anthropology, Museology, Sociology, or related areas, preferably a PhD candidate or holder, with an affinity for topics such as culture, climate, nature, and museums, working in dialogue with the team of the School of Sciences at the Museum of Tomorrow.

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Residência em Cultura e Clima 2026.pdf

Futures Studies Residency

The Futures research track, as the core of the Chair in Planetary Well-Being and Regenerative Anticipation, aims to explore emerging and relevant topics for collective futures in order to identify more or less desirable tomorrows, as well as pathways to achieve or avoid them.

The UNESCO Chair in “Planetary Well-Being and Regenerative Anticipation,” situated within the field of “Futures Literacy,” is the result of a partnership between the Museum of Tomorrow and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). This is the first UNESCO Chair hosted and managed by a museum, forming part of the School of Sciences of the Museum of Tomorrow.

The research will be carried out by a resident from the Natural or Human Sciences, preferably a PhD candidate or holder, with an affinity for topics such as education, culture, biodiversity, and climate, working in dialogue with the team of the School of Sciences of the Museum of Tomorrow.

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Residência em Estudos de Futuros 2026.pdf

The Research Residency is carried out by the Observatory of Tomorrow, presented by Shell, and by the UNESCO Chair in Planetary Well-Being and Regenerative Foresight, presented by Itaú.