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countries, and no region is spared as widely as possible. Of course, has become a major challenge that
this problem. As in many countries its main objective is to combat involves permanent monitoring,
around the world, Brazilian cultural trafficking and help with the return complementary cooperation actions
heritage also runs the risk of being and restitution of illegally exported and the development of effective
dispersed, destroyed, stolen, looted or stolen Brazilian cultural goods, instruments and tools. Among the
and trafficked. Brazil is a vast but it is also a powerful awareness solutions advocated by specialists,
country with a rich heritage that tool, with the aim of preventing such awareness and control measures
represents its diverse cultural and trafficking, alerting and educating are essential in the protection of
historical traditions. Despite strong about the need to protect the equity. movable heritage. That’s why icom
protection laws, both nationally and The future will tell whether these draws up the Red Lists.
internationally, national heritage prevention and restitution goals
remains at risk of thef and illegal have been achieved. But it is also institution pinacoteca [pages 30 to 37]
export, with a low rate of recovery. important to highlight the fact that
the icom Red Lists are just one tool PINA AS A PUBLIC
When did the process of making among many. To combat trafficking, SQUARE
the list begin, and how many people each State must ratify and implement Dedicated to the contemporary, the new
did it involve, inside and outside international conventions, such as building reinforces the relationship with its
the country? the 1970 unesco Convention and surroundings and emphasizes poetics that
The idea for this project goes back the 1995 unidroit Convention, as still do not find an equal environment in
museums
several years, but the preparation well as establish strong legislation
of the Red List of Brazilian Cultural and dedicated services along by maria hirszman
Assets at Risk began in 2021 with with operational tools. Only the
the selection of specialists from conjunction of all these efforts will the new building of the pinacoteca
all over Brazil. They identified the efficiently protect cultural heritage. do estado, the newest cultural space
main categories of cultural heritage in the city of São Paulo, echoes the
at greatest risk according to three Of all the categories listed, which most auspicious moment for culture in
criteria: cultural properties included is most at risk? the country. By opening onto Parque
in the Red List must be protected Guided by the three category da Luz and adding new exhibition
by national legislation; vulnerable selection criteria, the Brazilian halls, a library, educational ateliers,
(i.e. at risk of thef and illegal export) specialists identified five typologies a documentation center and leisure
and in high demand from the art at greater risk. In a second step, infrastructure, the site opened at the
market. Like many countries, Brazil’s the specialists selected the beginning of March aims to increase
archaeological heritage is at risk corresponding images that best the institution’s possibilities for action,
of thef from museums and looting represented the types of objects. which is already centenary - which
of archaeological sites, as well as All these categories are threatened now gains a nucleus dedicated to the
its religious institutions and their with extinction. However, it is contemporary. And it physically and
art artifacts and liturgical services, interesting to note that archeology symbolically reaffirms the importance
bibliographic materials, items from is a regularly present category on of an action aimed at the public space,
Brazil’s indigenous communities the icom Red Lists, as the looting incorporating new forms of thought and
and fossils, cultural and scientifically of archaeological sites is a difficulty artistic action and facing the challenge
important objects. To discuss and shared by many countries. In Brazil, of opening up beyond the restricted
analyze all components of Brazilian archaeological artifacts from the world of art connoisseurs.
cultural heritage, the National pre-colonial period, mainly from Designed by Arquitetos Associados,
Committee of icom in Brazil the Amazon, are the most frequent the construction is very sober and
assembled a large team of experts targets, and include decorative integrated with the surrounding space.
under the leadership of a national ceramics, such as funerary urns, The lack of turnstiles, the centrality of the
coordinator who worked directly with vases and figurines, and stone entire building around a public square
the Heritage Protection Department artifacts, such as arrowheads, axe accessible to all visitors to the park and
of the icom Secretariat in Paris. blades and small pendants. a very diverse range of exhibitions are
some of the fundamental pillars of this
What happens af er the launch of How lucrative is the illegal trade in project, which aims to receive up to one
the Red List Brazil? such cultural goods? million visitors per year.
At icom, it is customary to say In recent years, illicit trafficking It is based on an old school, transferred
that the publication of a new Red in art and antiques has become a to more modern facilities in the region. In
List represents 50% of the work serious global security problem, constructive terms, the most ambitious
done. The remaining 50% focus on which transcends borders and part is the huge underground exhibition
communication and dissemination whose impact goes far beyond the hall, excavated under a central square.
to make the list known internationally. loss of material heritage. However, A strategy that guarantees the museum
icom works with its network of 50 given the illicit nature of trafficking greater versatility, without having to
members worldwide, as well as in cultural goods and the general circumvent the limitations of its other
international partners such as lack of market regulation, it is two units, the headquarters of Luz and
unesco, unidroit, Interpol and extremely difficult to obtain reliable the space of the Pinacoteca Station,
the wco to distribute the Red Lists statistics. Combating trafficking whose older plans are more fragmented
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