November brings new programs to Inhotim: Fourth Act – Quilombismo: Documents of a Pan-Africanist Militancy arrives at the Mata Gallery starting November 11.[link] The exhibition, jointly curated with the Institute of Afro-Brazilian Research and Studies (Ipeafro), provides an overview of Abdias Nascimento’s life, with Xangô as its central axis, and presents the artist’s multifaceted nature as a poet, playwright, actor, writer and politician.

Sortilege – Black Mystery, an adaptation of the play by Abdias Nascimento, will be staged on November 11 and 12, at the Inhotim Vale Theater. With three performances over the weekend, the show is directed by Adyr Assumpção, who incorporates into the play a repertoire that brings together the local atmosphere and the reinterpretation of contemporary racial issues.

The Marcenaria Gallery hosts the work Giro (2023), by Luana Vitra, starting November 11. Commissioned by Inhotim, Giro has as a reference the mineral and industrial landscapes with which the artist shares space in her surroundings, as well as the crafts of her parents to create an immersive environment in which gesture and form are confronted with such materials as copper, ceramics, and clay.

1st Brazilian Meeting of Palm Trees

Between November 15 and 17, Inhotim hosts the 1st Brazilian Meeting of Palm Trees. Organized by Inhotim’s Botanical Garden, the program features conversations on diversity, conservation, and landscaping about the most expressive botanical family in the institution’s gardens.

With the theme “palm trees that streak the sky,” a phrase used by Pedro Nehring (1955–2023), who was responsible for the landscaping at Inhotim until his passing, the event proposes a meeting between researchers, producers, collectors, landscapers, and students of different regions of the country. See the schedule and join us!

Educational Program

Daily, the Panoramic Tour is an opportunity to get an overview of Inhotim’s collections.

On November 2, 4, and 5, investigate the relationships between the senses, art and nature on the Themed Visits Alchemy of the Senses and The Mysteries of Transformation. The new exhibitions are the focus of the Themed Visit Inaugurations, on November 11, 12 and 15. Learn more about Ioruba and the work of Mestre Didi on the Thematic Visit Yoruba as It Is Said, on November 18, 19, 25 and 26.

On November 15, Mãe de Celina de Xangô, manager of the Centro Cultural Pequena África, joins a special edition of the Well-Being Visit, with the workshop The Power of Herbs. The activity is part of the Brazilian Palm Tree Meeting, as well as the Workshop Retrato Plantado [Planted Portrait], on November 16 and the Visit to the palm tree collection on November 17.

Rubem Valentim Atelier

The Rubem Valentim Atelier, at the Lago Gallery, holds the workshops Meridians and Parallels – Imaginary Lines, on November 8 and 15, and Geometric Abstractions, on the 22 and 29.

The space also hosts the Mediation Laboratory: Research and experiences in flux, on November 3, 10, 17 and 24, the Conversation Circle – Workshop Talk, on November 4, 18 and 25, and the activity Pedagogical Devices: Things to think about – Afroconscious Memory, on November 5, 12, 19 and 26.

Rotas Musicais 2023

The November schedule brings presentations addressing different topics and held in different spaces at Inhotim, and at the Fundação de Educação Artística in Belo Horizonte. See the schedule.

Visit Inhotim

Inhotim will operate on the holidays of November 2 and 15. It is also open from Wednesday to Sunday. See here information about tickets, opening hours, prices, and visitation rules.