The 16th Spring of Museums begins today, in the capital of Brazil

It starts this Monday (19) and runs until September 25 the 16th Spring of Museums, in Brasília, Brazil. The annual season is marked by events in which museums, memory institutions, cultural spaces and centers all over the country promote activities around the same theme. This year "Independences and museums: other 200, other stories" was the theme chosen with the proposal of renewing the look about this historical fact, from the point of view of cultural diversity, freedom of thought, inclusion, plurality of experiences and interpretations.

According to the Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram), in this edition there will be 777 participating museums and 2,285 events programmed all over the country, with activities such as exhibitions, shows, theater performances, seminars and mediated tours, among others. Together with the celebrations of Brazil's Bicentennial of Independence, Ibram suggests a reflection on what other meanings and independences Brazil and the Brazilians have experienced in these 200 years.

The complete program of the 16th Spring of Museums is available on the event's webpage.