The 2025 Silk Road Week successfully concluded in Brazil, as the first-ever finale in South America. Events held in São Paulo and Foz do Iguaçu on Oct 24 and 25, featured exhibitions, demonstrations, fashion show and dialogues highlighting silk's enduring vitality and China–Brazil cultural partnership.
In São Paulo, the program centered on the exhibition Silk Connects Mountains and Seas: From China to Brazil, the demonstration Beyond the Mulberry Fields: China Sericulture Intangible Cultural Heritages and a Sino-Brazilian academic symposium on museums and sustainable heritage. The opening of the exhibition at the Museum of Immigration brought together officials and museum representatives from both countries and the exhibition will last until March 2026. Prior to the opening, local children joined hands-on workshops in gilded fan printing and loom weaving led by the China National Silk Museum, linking young audiences to Chinese craft traditions.
In Foz do Iguaçu, Splendors of Silk: Chinese Silk Art exhibition showcased silk works blending tradition and modern design. During the event, the China National Silk Museum and the city signed a three-year agreement to establish an "Overseas Gallery of CNSM". A highlight was the "Sino-Brazil Fashion Appointment: Silk Road Heritage Innovation Design", inspired by auspicious Silk Road patterns.
Initiated by China's National Cultural Heritage Administration and the Zhejiang Provincial Government, the Silk Road Week has become a key platform for cultural dialogue and museum cooperation. Brazil, as the 2025 Guest Country of Honor, hosted the event's final chapter, showcasing the living legacy of silk.
Source: China National Silk Museum