MAM Rio's Bloco Escola: Education, Participation, and Accessibility Programs

The Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (MAM Rio) emphasizes education and participation as transversal axes of its activities. Through its Bloco Escola program, the museum invites all interested individuals to engage with its life via residencies, courses, meetings, and conferences. MAM Rio's educators maintain a continuous schedule of free guided visits for spontaneous audiences, schools, and other educational institutions. To ensure broad participation, the museum implements accessibility-focused initiatives. Notable among its training programs are the Residência Incluir, which welcomes people with disabilities to join MAM Rio's teams and participate in museum activities and routines, and the annual conference Acessibilidade em Diálogo, which fosters discussions among artists, educators, and cultural agents, sharing experiences to enhance accessibility in the museum's programming. In its exhibitions, MAM Rio guarantees access for blind or visually impaired visitors through audio descriptions of works from the collection and the exhibition space. Additionally, the production of tactile pieces for exhibitions, representing both artworks and the exhibition environment, strengthens accessibility in the museum experience. The museum also provides a button linking to more information about Bloco Escola and a support page for donations.