Feliciano Pimentel Lana (Kenhiporã, “a child of the drawings of dreams”) was born in 1937 in São João Batista, a village located along the Tiquié River. His father, Manuel Lana, was a desana, and his mother, Paulina Pimentel, a tukano. He has worked as a mechanic, a farmer, and a rubber latex extractor. In the 1960s, […]

The characters featured in the exhibition Past present: dinos and saurs of the Amazon invite us to think about the history of great animals that lived in the Amazon in three periods: 115 million years, 5 million and 11 thousand years ago. The fossils of these animals are marks of evolution and natural selection, which […]

The exhibition Indigenous Amazon was assembled with 61 large photographic panels (120 x 180 cm) along the white trail of the Musa. The images were recorded over the years by photographer Renato Soares, on successive trips, and portray the indigenous life and culture of the Amazon.

The Frogs, fish, and moss exhibition reveals the adventures of animals and plants at the Ducke Forest Reserve in their journey between water and land. In this exhibit, visitors can find explanatory panels, aquariums, a terrarium, replicas of muiraquitãs, the Cururu game, and the bryophyte tangram

Bitter manioc (Manihot esculenta) is toxic. Through an ingenious succession of manipulations – grating the roots, squeezing the pulp, and toasting the flour –, its toxicity can be significantly reduced, and a product that is naturally toxic is transformed into a healthy, nutritious, and tasty food

The Fish and people exhibition tells stories about the skills and the imaginary of a people who live in the upper Negro River. It also tells about the Museum of the Amazon, the Musa, a live natural and cultural museum of the Amazon forest