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| Associação Brasileira de Numismática | |
|---|---|
| Name | Associação Brasileira de Numismática |
| Native name | Associação Brasileira de Numismática |
| Formation | 1960s |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Headquarters | São Paulo |
| Region served | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Associação Brasileira de Numismática
Associação Brasileira de Numismática is a Brazilian society dedicated to the study and collection of coins, banknotes, medals and tokens. The association engages with collectors, researchers and institutions across Brazil, linking to museums, universities and cultural bodies to promote numismatic knowledge. It interacts with international organizations and national heritage institutions to advance conservation, scholarship and public education.
The association emerged amid postwar cultural movements alongside institutions such as the Museu de Arte de São Paulo and Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro, influenced by collectors associated with the Banco do Brasil, Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, and regional societies in Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, and Salvador. Early founders drew on models from the Royal Numismatic Society, the American Numismatic Society, and the Société Française de Numismatique, while corresponding with curators at the British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and the Smithsonian Institution. During the military regime years contemporaneous with events like the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état cultural preservation efforts connected the association with archives in Universidade de São Paulo and the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil. In subsequent decades the association liaised with the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, the Museu Histórico Nacional, and international programs such as the International Numismatic Council and the European Numismatic Society.
The association's mission parallels goals of the International Council of Museums and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in protecting heritage, advising museums like the Museu Paulista and the Museu de Valores do Banco Central do Brasil, and consulting with banks including the Banco Central do Brasil and the Banco do Brasil. Activities include cataloguing collections comparable to projects at the Royal Ontario Museum, conservation techniques shared with the Conservation Institute of Canada, and advocacy similar to that of the World Monuments Fund and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The association also collaborates with academic departments at the Universidade de Coimbra, the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", and the Universität Wien on provenance research and coinage studies.
Governance follows models used by the American Numismatic Association, the British Numismatic Society, and the International Numismatic Council, with an elected board, technical committees, and regional chapters in cities such as Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, and Recife. Committees coordinate with curatorial staff at institutions like the Museu do Amanhã and the Museu Nacional (Brazil), liaise with legal bodies such as the Ministério da Cultura (Brazil) and the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional, and partner with auction houses modeled on Sotheby's, Christie's, and regional houses in São Paulo. Advisory panels include scholars from Universidade Estadual Paulista, the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.
The association publishes journals and bulletins akin to the Numismatic Chronicle, the American Journal of Numismatics, and the Revue Numismatique, featuring research on issues comparable to studies at the Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano and analyses used by the International Bank Note Society. Articles address Brazilian coinages in context with Iberian crowns such as the House of Braganza, colonial issues from the Portuguese Empire, and comparative studies with coinage from the Spanish Empire, British Empire, and Dutch East India Company. Research collaborations have involved scholars associated with the Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo, the Fundação Getulio Vargas, and the Academia Brasileira de Letras.
Annual meetings emulate formats used by the American Numismatic Association conventions and the World Money Fair, hosting lectures, exhibitions, and auctions in partnership with cultural venues such as the Centro Cultural São Paulo, the Palácio das Artes (Belo Horizonte), and the Casa das Rosas. The association has organized panels with representatives from the Banco Central do Brasil, curators from the Museu Histórico Nacional, and researchers from the Universidade Federal do Paraná, and has participated in international symposia like the International Numismatic Congress and regional gatherings connected to the Latin American and Caribbean Numismatic Union.
Membership includes private collectors, academics from institutions such as the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, curators from the Museu de Arte de São Paulo, and professionals from banks including the Banco do Brasil. Outreach programs run in coordination with municipal cultural secretariats in Curitiba, Manaus, and Fortaleza, and with educational initiatives similar to those by the Fundação Biblioteca Nacional and the Museu do Índio. Public exhibitions and school programs draw on exhibition strategies used by the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro.
The association has contributed to cataloguing major collections at the Museu Histórico Nacional and at the Museu de Valores do Banco Central do Brasil, advised on restitutions akin to cases handled by the Museu Nacional (Brazil) and institutions like the British Museum, and recognized scholarship through awards modeled on the John Sanford Saltus Medal and the ANS Eric P. Newman Award. Laureates include researchers from the Universidade de São Paulo, the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, and the Universidade de Brasília, and projects supported by the association have been showcased at venues such as the Royal Numismatic Society meetings and the World Money Fair.
Category:Numismatics organizations