Preeminent São Paulo Art Museum Hires First Indigenous Curator

As it prepares to open a potentially game-changing exhibition about indigenous histories, a cutting-edge museum in Brazil has made a historical hire.
The Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) has hired Sandra Benites as an adjunct curator for Brazilian art. Benites is Guarani Nhandewa, making her the first indigenous curator to be hired by a museum anywhere in Brazil. She has been working with MASP over the past several years as an adviser during the preparation of its forthcoming upcoming &l