Visit-workshop for children – State of bird with Thiago Franco
On December 13, two guided visits/workshops with art educator Thiago Franco will take place. The events happen from 10:30 am to 12 pm and from 3 pm to 4:30 pm, starting from the mediation space on the ground floor. The activity is aimed at children over five years old and their companions. Registration must be made at the mediation space, and participation is limited to fifteen children accompanied by their guardians.
Would it be easier to know the world if we were birds? Does a bird need a passport to migrate? Are there borders for birds? Could there be birds from other places in a contemporary art exhibition? Have you ever seen a bird-man? A bird-woman? A bird-child? Is a bird in a cage still a bird? This visit-workshop is inspired by the idea of migratory flows of birds and people who seek or are forced to leave their territories. The encounter begins with the work Irókó: a árvore cósmica (2025), by artist Nádia Taquary, and will invite children, through a playful narrative, to move through the exhibition space reflecting on the strength and poetry contained in the migration of birds. The activity intends to cover all three floors of the exhibition, exploring which works can dialogue with the state of freedom.
Thiago Franco is an actor, children’s book author, and educator specialized in art languages at USP. He has collaborated with educational programs and research at institutions such as the Bienal de São Paulo, Museu Lasar Segall, and CineSesc, among other cultural and educational spaces in São Paulo. Since 2021, he has developed research for early childhood in Portugal through the co-creation of the project Bebé em Cena—performances and workshops for very young children. He has also worked with Brazilian organizations in cities such as Madrid (ABM – Associação Brasileira em Madrid) and Dublin (AMBI – Associação de Mães Brasileiras na Irlanda). His children’s books have been published by Mais Diferenças and Movi.Books.
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Visit-workshop for children – State of Bird with Thiago Franco
36th Bienal de São Paulo – Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice
December 13, 2025
Saturday, 10:30 am and 3 pm
Mediation Space, ground floor
Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion
Ibirapuera Park, Gate 3
Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, s/n
São Paulo, SP
free admission