Museu Afro Brasil Emanoel Araujo Launches First Benefit Dinner, Noite Aya, on October 28

Key facts

• Noite Aya, the first benefit dinner in the museum's history, takes place on October 28, 2026, at 19h at A Figueira Rubaiyat in São Paulo.
• Around 150 guests are expected, including business representatives, board members, patrons, supporters, and public figures.
• The event features Seu Jorge, museum ambassador, the launch of "Múltiplos 22 anos," and a charity auction.
• "Múltiplos 22 anos" is a limited, numbered edition of 22 units divided into Múltiplo Especial and Múltiplo Patrono categories.
• The name Aya refers to an Adinkra symbol represented by a fern, associated with resistance, resilience, and permanence.
• The museum was founded in 2004 from the private collection of Emanoel Araujo (1940–2022), an artist, curator, collector, and founder.
• The museum is administered by the Associação Museu Afro Brasil – Organização Social de Cultura (AMAB) and is an institution of the Secretaria da Cultura, Economia e Indústria Criativas do Estado de São Paulo.
• Located in the Pavilhão Padre Manoel da Nóbrega in Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo, the museum occupies about 12,000 m² and holds over 20,000 works.
• Jandaraci Araújo is the executive director of the Museu Afro Brasil Emanoel Araujo.
• Seu Jorge and Lázaro Ramos serve as institutional ambassadors of the museum.