This Saturday, the 12th, from 11am, the MIS Experience opens its doors to the Creative Mind Fair. The free event promises to delight lovers of art and sustainable shopping.
Occupying the museum’s outdoor area, the fair promotes a series of activities including art, yoga, wellness and the trade of small producers. During the day, the public will also take part in a round table discussion on mental health.
Get to know the Creative Mind Fair
Over five years old, the Creative Mind Fair was born out of Karol Martins’ desire to help her mother, Helena, overcome depression. The aim of the event is to show that art is a healing path for mental health issues.
Today, mother and daughter are entrepreneurs together, with Helena taking on the curatorship of the project – the activity that rescued her identity and helped her recover.
The fair has already seen more than 1,500 artisans take part in 30 editions, attracting an average of 500 people at each event.
This edition
To celebrate Children’s Day, the MIS Experience has a special free program, including:
- 11am | Yoga class with Amanda Marche: Open to all levels, participants should bring their own mat.
- 12h to 17h | Recreation with Sementores: Children’s activities to entertain the little ones.
- 13h30 | Incense workshop with Thais Constantino: Learn how to create your own handmade incense sticks.
- 2:30 p.m. | Talk show “Children’s mental health”: With the participation of Bruno Campanella and Carolina Mendonça, mediated by Karol Martins.
- 16h | Sarau DECLAMA!: Independent artists performing music, art and poetry.
In addition, visitors will be able to explore various artisan gastronomy brands and find creative gift options. In other words, an afternoon of fun, shopping and learning all in one place.
Exhibition on display
Finally, those attending the Creative Mind Fair can also take the opportunity to visit the exhibition ‘Notre-Dame de Paris: a journey through the Cathedral’. The immersive 360º augmented reality exhibition allows you to immerse yourself in more than 850 years of history of one of France’s most important monuments.