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Museu EXEA Launches "Fortificações" Database

Apr 30, 2025

Explore the new "Fortificações" database from Museu EXEA! Access detailed information, images, and maps of coastal forts. Essential for research and maritime history enthusiasts. Check it out!

Ao som dos Steamshipes on air again

Apr 19, 2025

Museu Exea relaunches "Ao Som dos Steamshipes" for World Intellectual Property Day (04/26), theme "Music". NIT/UFERSA initiative, focuses on a sensory and inclusive experience of the Age of Steamships for the blind. Event on 04/25 at UFERSA and online.

EXEA at Primavera dos Museus 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Museu EXEA participated in the 18th Primavera dos Museus (Sep/2024)! With the theme "Memories and Democracy," we promoted activities connecting the maritime universe to the debate on diversity and citizenship.

EXEA: New Partnerships and Expanded Reach

Aug 31, 2024

August of growth at EXEA! We formed partnerships with Cerulean Artes, Giovanna Wanderley Advocacia, and CEAOS. Now also on the Visite Museus portal, expanding our national reach!

Merchant Navigation in War Returns

Jul 31, 2024

Back at Museu EXEA in July: The exhibition "Merchant Navigation in Times of War" by George Henrique. An opportunity to (re)see this important historical show.

June: Book Launch and Culinary Expo

Jun 30, 2024

June at EXEA: We launched the Book "Navigations in the Easternmost Americas" during Ocean Week and opened the tasty "Flavors of the Sea" expo, uniting maritime cuisine, history, and culture.

May Highlights: All Sea, Paraty, and More!

May 31, 2024

May at EXEA: We launched the archaeological supplement "All Seas", re-launched the beloved "Paraty" expo by Leandro Vilar, and collaborated in the Semana Oceânica da Paraíba.

April at EXEA: Publishing House, Book, and Vikings!

Apr 30, 2024

Intense April at EXEA! We inaugurated Editora Museu EXEA, launched the Book "Navegações no Extremo Oriental" and opened the expo "Vikings: kings of the sea".

Exposição Fotográfica "Ir ao Mar"

Mar 31, 2024

New expo at EXEA: "Ir ao Mar" by António J. Cravo. B&W photos portray the technique and challenge of fishermen launching boats into the sea in Portugal. A tribute to artisanal fishing!

February Highlights: Expo and Seminar.

Feb 29, 2024

February at EXEA: Visit the "The Spanish Brazil" exhibit on the Iberian Union. The museum also participated in the Raízes Seminar in Portugal, with Ticiano Alves and Alexandra Figueiredo.

Book Povo do Sal

Nov 29, 2023

The launch of the Book “Povo do Sal” publicizes the history of artisanal salt pans and promotes awareness and preservation of this cultural and environmental heritage in Brazil.

Exposição "Corridas de Chinchorras"

Nov 20, 2023

Visit the "Corridas de Chinchorras" expo at Museu EXEA! Photos by António J. Cravo show the traditional boat race in Torreira, Portugal, during the São Paio festival. Culture and tradition in focus!

September: Mermaids Exhibit and Journal V.2

Sep 30, 2023

Sep/2023: News at EXEA! Explore the "Mermaids" exhibit by Andrea Caselli (mythology and art). We also launched vol. 2 of the scientific journal Atlanticus. Available online!

Website Enhancement (August/2023)

Aug 31, 2023

Aug/2023: We're still going full steam ahead! The EXEA Museum continues to update and improve its new website and EXEApedia, organizing its collection for better access. News coming soon!

EXEA Launches its Digital Encyclopedia

Jul 31, 2023

Jul/2023: Discover EXEApedia, the new search system for the EXEA Museum's collection! We continue to update our site with optimized content. Explore our online heritage!

New Site Under Construction and External Activities

Jun 30, 2023

Jun/2023: New EXEA site under construction! Meanwhile, Dr. Ticiano Alves lectured at Go Deep (IPT/UAL) and Dr. Antonio Lawand Jr. at MLAW (Titan/Oceangate case). Active!

EXEA Undergoing Overhaul (May/2023)

May 31, 2023

May/2023: Museu EXEA is undergoing maintenance! We changed servers and began redesigning the website and virtual collection. Necessary pause for future improvements.

Expo "Naufrágios na Patagônia"

Apr 30, 2023

Apr/2023: EXEA presents "Naufrágios na Patagônia"! Photos and videos by Jardel Stenio show the wrecks of the Marjory Glen and Desdemona on the Argentine coast. Adventure and archaeology!

Exhibition "Paraty" by Leandro Vilar

Mar 30, 2023

Mar/2023: New expo "Paraty" by Leandro Vilar at EXEA! Explore the history of the coastal city of RJ, from fishing to the gold cycle and its iconic historic center. A journey through time!

News: Artes do Mar and Sound Expo

Feb 28, 2023

Feb/2023: Discover the new "Artes do Mar" section at EXEA! And listen to the 1st sound expo: "Ao Som dos Steamshipes", accessible for the visually impaired (IFPB partnership). Innovation and inclusion!

IFPB and Governo do Estado da Paraíba work on biodiversity recovery and promotion of sustainable tourism in the coastal zone

Jan 16, 2023

Installation of reefs and coral restoration for biodiversity and sustainable tourism.

Exhibition "People of the Salt" (Dec/2022)

Dec 30, 2022

Dec/2022: EXEA presents "People of the Salt" by António J. Cravo! B&W photos of salt pan workers in Portugal, with an intro by Gilda Saraiva and a poem by the author. Come check out the last expo of the year!

November: Exhibit, Award, and Collaboration

Nov 30, 2022

Nov/2022: New exhibit "Mãos de Xávega" (A. J. Cravo). EXEA wins 3rd place at CocreationLab and collaborates on seminar at the Sea Museum (RNG). A month of activities and recognition!

Note of Condolence

Oct 6, 2022

It is with deep sorrow that Museu EXEA announces the passing of Mr. Antonio Elian Lawand, father of Associate Researcher Antonio Elian Lawand Júnior.

Launch of Atlanticus Journal V.1

Aug 31, 2022

August/2022: We launched vol. 1 of the Atlanticus journal! Museu EXEA also started a course at CocreationLab to develop its marketing plan. New fronts of action!

Book | Legal Aspects of the Recovery of Areas Degraded by Mining in the International Seabed

Aug 9, 2022

The associate researcher of the EXEA Maritime Museum, Dr. Antônio Lawand, will be launching the Book "Legal Aspects of the Recovery of Areas Degraded by Mining in the International Seabed" by Springer publishing. The worldwide launch will take place on October 7, 2022. See below for more information about the Book and the author.

Museu EXEA with a new YouTube channel

Jul 25, 2022

It is with great pleasure that we, from Museu Marítimo EXEA, inform you that we have a new YouTube channel.

Museu EXEA selected for pre-incubation by Cocreation Lab Espírito Santo

Jul 22, 2022

On July 21st, Museu EXEA was selected to participate in a pre-incubation program led by Cocreation Lab Espírito Santo, an Ideation Laboratory focused on innovative projects in the creative economy sector with the potential to generate new ventures.

Museu EXEA has its first Accessibility Plan

Jul 12, 2022

Museu EXEA now has a Diversity and Inclusion Coordination, which has developed its first Accessibility Plan. It is important to reflect that here we will not treat accessibility merely as adaptations. Instead, we intend for this diversity to be an integral part of our institution.

Launch | ATLANTICUS: EXEA MUSEUM JOURNAL

Jul 4, 2022

In the debut volume of the journal ATLANTICUS: EXEA MUSEUM JOURNAL (ISSN – 2764-7358), we begin one of the museum's objectives, which consists of fostering research and disseminating knowledge. Museums generally do this with their exhibitions, galleries, shows, events, and internal publications; however, Museu Marítimo EXEA decided that the public could also be part of the research and knowledge production, and the solution found for this was to launch a journal.

Book | Fainas Épicas do Mar Português

Jul 4, 2022

On June 30, 2022, in Lisbon / Portugal, Professor and Director of the Faculty of Economics at the Universidade de Coimbra, Doctor Álvaro Garrido, member of the Scientific Council of the Museu EXEA Publishing House, presented his new Book titled "Fainas Épicas do Mar Português".

Result of Phase 1 of Call for Proposals 01 of the 2022 Volunteer Program

Jun 17, 2022

INSTITUTO MUSEU VIRTUAL MARÍTIMO DO EXTREMO ORIENTAL DAS AMÉRICAS – IEXEA, launched on May 21, 2022, its first Volunteer Program, with an initial provision of 2 (two) positions in the areas of Digital Marketing and Graphic Design.

Petition to save the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo

Jun 14, 2022

The Viking Ship Museum was founded in 1926, making it one of the oldest operating museums in the world dedicated to the history and culture of the Viking Age. Its main attractions are three ships over a thousand years old, notably the Oseberg ship, excavated between 1903-1904 and considered the most famous Nordic vessel discovery.

[Article] For the glory and honor of the Empire

Jun 9, 2022

The article "For the glory and honor of the Empire!: Recruitment, organization, and performance of the Paraíba Battalion in the War of Independence in Bahia (1822-1823)" addresses the participation of the auxiliary military troop from Paraíba, acting in the War of Bahia, supporting Lord Cochrane's fleet.

Selection Call for the 2022 Volunteer Program

May 21, 2022

In the midst of the Ocean Decade and inspired by the motto of the United Nations 2030 Agenda to “Leave no one behind,” Museu EXEA launches its first Volunteer Program, aiming to integrate civil society into actions undertaken for the dissemination of knowledge about the Atlantic and maritime cultural heritage.

The culture of sails in Cabedelo

Apr 12, 2022

The exhibition titled “Culture of sails in Cabedelo” is a product of the Final Project for the Graphic Design Course by student Ocione Fernandes, Cabedelo Campus / IFPB. A historian by training, Ocione challenged himself to reconcile history and design within the same work.

Podcast Mar Oceano

Apr 11, 2022

We launched the Podcast Mar Oceano on April 10th.

Museu Marítimo EXEA prepares document on objects from Shipwrecks for the city of Cabedelo-PB

Apr 5, 2022

On the afternoon of March 29, 2022, the Coordination of Museological Collection and Research of Museu Marítimo EXEA delivered a Report accompanied by a Technical Opinion to SEMAPA (Secretaria de Meio Ambiente, Pesca e Aquicultura) of the municipality of Cabedelo, in the state of Paraíba.

31 years of Fortaleza de Santa Catarina being open to visitors

Mar 23, 2022

This week marks 31 years since Forte de Cabedelo was opened to public visitation. The commemorative event will be held virtually, next Thursday and Friday, on the YouTube channel “Musica é da Rua”.

The Women of the EXEA Museum

Mar 8, 2022

Today is the day to honor the women of the EXEA Maritime Museum

365 days of the EXEA Museum

Mar 2, 2022

On March 1, 2021, we launched our vessel.

The EXEA Museum integrates network of partners for marine conservation

Feb 25, 2022

The EXEA Maritime Museum stands alongside indispensable partners for marine conservation in the design of the functional environmental calendar "Ocean 2022 - Paraíba."

Museu EXEA and InPact

Feb 7, 2022

In an ocean as vast as the Atlantic, it is impossible to navigate alone. And we have found a new partner to navigate with us.

The EXEA Museum is now a Google partner

Feb 3, 2022

On February 3, 2022, the EXEA Maritime Museum formalized its contract with Google.

Certificate of participation in the Hub Criativo project of the Es+Criativo Program

Feb 2, 2022

This Monday, January 31, 2022, MuseuExea received from Governor Renato Casagrande the certificate of participation in the Hub Criativo project of the Es+Criativo Program.

Museu Virtual EXEA launches exhibition on Fortaleza de Santa Catarina

Feb 1, 2022

In a “timeline” format, the exhibition highlights facts from its construction to the present day.

Museu Exea has an online exhibition on navigation

Jan 10, 2022

Museu Marítimo EXEA was featured in the newspaper A União and in the Rádio Tabajara column "Horizontes da Inovação". The article published in the newspaper and in the radio column was written by Journalist Márcia Dementshuk.

Article: Paraíba em dispute: 390 years of the war in which Spain, Portugal, and Holland dueled in Cabedelo - G1PB

Dec 5, 2021

Doctor Leandro Vilar, Editor-in-Chief of the Museu Marítimo EXEA Publishing House and associate researcher, provided consultancy for the article "Paraíba em disputa: os 390 anos da guerra em que Espanha, Portugal e Holanda duelaram em Cabedelo" published on the G1 Portal of Paraíba.

Museu EXEA will be at ESX - Espírito Santo Innovation Experience

Dec 1, 2021

This Friday, December 3rd, Museu Marítimo EXEA will participate in the largest Innovation event in Espirito Santo, conceived by Findes, Sebrae, Tecvitoria, Ifes, and Secretaria de Cultura.

News: "Warship is the origin of bales on NE beaches"

Nov 10, 2021

Historian George Henrique, researcher and Museological Coordinator of Museu Marítimo EXEA, contributed to the article "Warship is the origin of bales on NE beaches" published in the Paraíba newspaper "A União", in the edition of November 07, 2021.

Symposium - Artificial Reef: the Brazilian experience

Nov 10, 2021

The thematic Symposium "Artificial Reef: the Brazilian experience" has just begun. The Symposium is part of the Encontro Recifal Brazileiro. Museu Marítimo EXEA is present at this event.

[Live] Virtual exhibition: Merchant marine in times of war

Nov 2, 2021

On November 3rd, Museu Marítimo EXEA will be launching the exhibition "Merchant navigation in times of war". The exhibition is the work of associate researcher and Coordinator of the EXEA Museological Collection, Historian Me. George Henrique Vasconcelos Gomes.

Museu Marítimo EXEA & o Museu da Pessoa

Oct 23, 2021

On October 19, Museu EXEA formalized a Cooperation Agreement with Museu da Pessoa, with the fundamental objective of establishing an academic-scientific-cultural partnership and an exchange of museological practices between the two around the maritime cultural heritage of the Atlantic.

Launch of the Special Section: Vikings in the North Atlantic

Oct 22, 2021

On October 26, 2021, the EXEA Maritime Museum will launch a thematic section built in collaboration with the Center for Viking and Scandinavian Studies (NEVE).

Live launch of the ATLANTICUS: EXEA MUSEUM JOURNAL website

Oct 7, 2021

It is with joy and pride that the Virtual Maritime Museum EXEA announces the creation of its scientific journal, the Revista Atlanticus. We will host a Live launch event for the Journal on the upcoming October 13th at 7:00 PM.

Mysterious boxes reappear on the beaches of Sergipe F5News

Aug 28, 2021

Museu EXEA was featured in F5News in an article that dealt with the mysterious boxes that appeared on the "beaches" of northeastern Brazil.

Course: Maritime Cultural Heritage

Jul 1, 2021

The course "Maritime Cultural Heritage" will be offered in a social partnership between Campus Cabedelo / Instituto Federal da Paraíba - IFPB...

Extension Course Addresses Maritime Cultural Heritage - IFPB Portal

Jul 1, 2021

The course 'Maritime Cultural Heritage,' which was news on the official IFPB page, will be taught in social partnership...

First Live: The northeastern coast in Dutch Brazil

Jun 28, 2021

On June 30, 2021 (Wednesday), at 7 PM, Museu EXEA will host its first Instagram Live on the theme of the second virtual exhibition...

I Ocean Week PB

May 27, 2021

Through chats, lectures, and alternative activities, we will together bring Ocean Culture into our lives...

Shipwrecks reveal maritime history of Paraíba

May 25, 2021

Museu Marítimo EXEA was featured in MaisPB. Reporter Albemar Santos conducted an Interview with Prof. Dr. Ticiano Alves...

Museu Marítimo EXEA receives data from the Atlas of Shipwrecks Project

May 13, 2021

The Navy transmitted information regarding shipwrecks on the coast of the States of Pernambuco, Paraíba, and Rio Grande do Norte.

The EXEA Maritime Museum has a new look

May 10, 2021

Two months after its inauguration, the EXEA Museum gained its visual identity, created by students from the higher education course in Graphic Design...

Photographs and documents of the bells found in the shoals of Lucena are made available

Mar 16, 2021

Mr. Gustavo Adelino provided the Museu Marítimo EXEA with photographs and digitized documents related to the three bells...

Virtual Maritime Museum showcases culture linked to navigation in Paraíba

Mar 10, 2021

The Museu Virtual Marítimo do Extremo Oriental das Américas was featured in Portal Correio, belonging to the Sistema Correio de Comunicação.

Museu Marítimo EXEA was featured on the website of the Cabedelo Campus of the Instituto Federal da Paraíba - IFP

Mar 9, 2021

The news provides various information about Museu Marítimo EXEA, discussing some of its actions and projects...

The first article about Museu Marítimo EXEA has been published

Mar 2, 2021

Today, March 02, 2021, our first article was published in the Boletim do Centro Português de Geo-História e Pré-História.

Cooperation Agreement between Museu Marítimo EXEA and Instituto Politécnico de Tomar

Feb 16, 2021

On February 16, 2021, the Cooperation Agreement between Museu EXEA and IPT was formalized.

Map Creation - Museu EXEA & IPT

Feb 4, 2020

Museu EXEA is working together with the Instituto Politécnico de Tomar - IPT on the creation of the platform's maps.

Valuable contributions for improvements to prototype #1.

Oct 30, 2019

On September 16, 2019, we decided to invite some professionals who work with museology, archaeology, and/or history...

Prototype No. 1 of Museu Marítimo EXEA begins to be created

Aug 20, 2019

In the first week of August 2019, the creation of prototype No. 1, which will serve as the basis for Museu Marítimo EXEA, began.
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