The Museum Inside Us: Regenerative Museums with Lucimara Letelier

Ancestral Memory, Decolonization, and Cultural LeadershipWhat if museums were not monuments to the past, but living ecosystems in service of life?In this conversation, cultural strategist and regenerative thinker Lucimara Letelier joins Rudy de Waele and Alex de Carvalho to explore how museums—and all cultural institutions—can evolve from extractive, colonial structures into places of healing, belonging, and ecological imagination.From her Afro-Brazilian ancestry and the realities of Brazilian colonial history, to her years in deep ecology and her work with Indigenous communities, Lucimara brings a rare synthesis of lived experience, cultural strategy, and spiritual depth.Across this wide-ranging dialogue, we explore:- How ancestry shapes our understanding of regeneration- Why museums hold “sacred space” and ancestral presence- The emotional and ecological importance of deep sorrow and active hope- Repatriation, decolonization, and protocols for ethical cultural care- Museums as community hubs for biocultural wisdom- The inner work leaders must do to embody regeneration- Why we are all “museums inside of us,” carrying social memory and storiesThis episode invites us to rethink culture itself—not as something to preserve, but as something alive, relational, and capable of healing our future.Learn more about Lucimara’s work:regenerativemuseums.comHosted by Alex de Carvalho and Rudy de Waele, Voices of Emergence brings together thinkers, builders, and creators exploring how new systems of meaning, leadership, and regeneration are emerging through us: voicesofemergence.comSubscribe to explore the edges of leadership, culture, and consciousness.🎵 Intro & Outro MusicUsed with permission from AWARËTrack: Journey Live 5Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/awaremusic/jurney-live-5Explore more at: https://www.awaremusic.art