{"id":403446,"date":"2026-02-19T10:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=403446"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:02:35","slug":"the-eternal-egypt-at-the-eva-klabin-house-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/the-eternal-egypt-at-the-eva-klabin-house-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"The eternal Egypt at the Eva Klabin House Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Walking through the rooms of the Eva Klabin House Museum<\/a> in Rio de Janeiro, visitors have the opportunity to explore centuries of Egyptian art brought together by a Brazilian who dedicated her life to collecting, Eva Klabin.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A wooden cat coffin is part of the collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Among works from different cultures and periods gathered in the house museum, the Egyptian collection stands out for its symbolic power, rarity, and enduring fascination. It consists of more than 40 original pieces acquired over the years by the founder of the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The works, which are part of the museum\u2019s permanent exhibition, cover an impressive span of Egyptian civilization, with pieces ranging from around 3000\u202fB.C. to the Greco-Roman period, on the eve of the Christian era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These include ritual vessels, deity figurines, amulets, architectural fragments, funerary masks, and small sarcophagi, which reveal not only the artistic sophistication of Ancient Egypt but also its complex worldview, deeply connected to life, death, and eternity, according to Ruth Levy, museologist at the Eva Klabin House Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEva Klabin was a tireless collector with a remarkably wide-ranging eye. She managed to assemble a collection that spans more than five thousand years of art history, with pieces from four continents,\u201d says Levy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Brazilian Eva Klabin was an art collector<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cAnd we can say that today this Egyptian collection is one of the most important in Brazil, especially after the loss of the National Museum\u2019s collection. I believe it holds a prominent place both for its quality and its representativeness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the objects that most spark visitors\u2019 curiosity is a cat sarcophagus, reflecting the importance of felines in Egyptian religion, associated with deities such as Bastet and Sekhmet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collection also includes ritual stone vessels, scarab-shaped amulets, funerary stelae, and figurines known as shabtis, which represented servants destined to accompany their owners in the afterlife. \u201cThese are objects that require a reading beyond aesthetics. They speak about social structure, beliefs, labor organization, and spirituality,\u201d Levy emphasizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Camilla Rocha Campos, artistic director of the Eva Klabin House Museum, the strength of the collection lies precisely in its ability to engage with contemporary issues. \u201cThe house has been open to the public for more than 30 years, and we continue to ask ourselves how these pieces speak to today\u2019s world. When we change the question, we hear new answers from the objects,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Camilla Rocha Campos is the artistic director of the Eva Klabin House Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThe Egyptian collection also allows us to remember that Egypt is Africa, something that is often forgotten,\u201d Campos notes. \u201cIt represents the African continent within the collection and helps broaden this historical and cultural understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than a set of relics, the house museum\u2019s Egyptian collection is a testament to the sensitive eye of its founder and her desire to share knowledge. And unlike traditional exhibitions, the Egyptian pieces are not isolated in a single room. They are part of the house\u2019s original setting, arranged by Klabin during her lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ruth Levy is a museologist at the Eva Klabin House Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The residence, acquired in the early 1950s and renovated in the following decade, was designed to house the collection in a way that was integrated with the d\u00e9cor. \u201cThe house has been preserved with this spirit of a home, as Klabin wished. The different sections of the collection interact with the rooms, without a rigid chronological order,\u201d says Levy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officially established in 1990, one year before her death, the foundation opened its doors to the public in 1995, transforming the former residence into a vibrant space for research, education, and dialogue. To this day, researchers continue to study the pieces, and catalogs and e-books are available free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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*Report by Rebecca Vettore, in collaboration with ANBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mario Grisolli\/ Eva Klabin House Museum<\/div>
Mario Grisolli\/ Eva Klabin House Museum<\/div>
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