Museum
Museu Joaquim Caetano da Silva
Macapá, AP
Museum devoted to Amapá’s history, with documents, photographs and archaeological objects.
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Contemporary record Museu Joaquim Caetano da Silva: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in November 2023. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original -
Exterior of Joaquim Caetano da Silva Museum in Macapá. Photo: Tony Briam · CC BY 3.0 — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Museu Joaquim Caetano da Silva: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in December 2023. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Museu Joaquim Caetano da Silva: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in December 2023. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Museu Joaquim Caetano da Silva: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in December 2023. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Museu Joaquim Caetano da Silva: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in December 2023. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original
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The museum's institutional origins lie in the Territorial Museum created in 1948. It took Joaquim Caetano da Silva's name in 1967, honouring the scholar whose work supported Brazil's arguments in the boundary dispute with French Guiana. Reorganisations and changes of premises form part of its history, which should not be confused with the age of the former municipal administration building.
Documents, photographs and archaeological objects invite visitors to examine how Amapá was represented and governed over time. Connect exhibits with everyday lives as well as political biographies. Combine the visit with the historic centre, and ask staff where collections are currently displayed and which rooms are open.
Sources & information
- Fecomércio AP — Museu Joaquim Caetano da Silva Accessed on 2026-09-17
- Secult/AP — História institucional do Museu Joaquim Caetano da Silva Accessed on 2026-09-22
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