Brazilian Museum of the Person
Institution: Brazilian Museum of the Person

The Museum of the Person, a virtual and collaborative museum dedicated to the recording, preservation and dissemination of life stories, turned 30 in 2022. To celebrate the date and also propose reflections on the importance of personal narratives in our society, the museum depositet part of its collection at the Arctic World Archive. Three projects was deposited that mark the beginning of the institution’s trajectory: “Inheritances and Memories”, “Memory and Migration” and “Oral Memory of the Elderly”. In total, there are 187 audio and video interviews and 915 images, collected between 1988 and 1992, representative of the museum’s history and Brazilian cultural diversity.

Read more about Brazilian Museum of the Person:

https://museudapessoa.org

Other collections

Religious heritage from Europe

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Religious heritage from Europe

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Norwegian sports history

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Norwegian sports history

Mjøndalen Sports Association, Norway, deposited its 110-year history, featuring celebrated triumphs, rivalries, videos, photos and stories that have been treasured...

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Court orders, decisions, and judgements

Judicial Branch of the State of Mexico

Court orders, decisions, and judgements

Judicial Branch of the State of Mexico has been concerned with safeguarding and preserving the memory of those decisions emanating...

Judicial Branch of the State of Mexico

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To visit Svalbard is on many people's bucket list, and we recommend everyone who stores their precious memories in AWA to participate in a deposit ceremony.