A London Climate Action Week event to discuss Brazil's social and environmental crises and how ...
#ArtsAgainstAdversity
Diversity is our identity. Art is our action. Research is how we co-create transformation.
We are an arts research centre bringing together artists, activists, academics and audiences to challenge social injustices through the power of the arts – in the UK, Brazil and beyond. Directed by Paul Heritage, People’s Palace Projects is a subsidiary of Queen Mary University of London.
Our key areas

Resistance and Transformation
From projects on migration in the Global South, to work tackling bias, racism and discrimination against disadvantaged young people in the UK, all our work in this area aims to resist and transform what otherwise tears us apart.
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Indigenous Exchange and Climate Action
The heart of this work is in the Indigenous Territories of the Brazilian Amazon region. We support cultural exchange between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, activists and academics. Our collaborations have taken us to Venice Biennale 2021, Glasgow Science Centre, Tate ...
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Cultural Value and Heritage
Our work in this area aims to understand and assess the full creative, social and economic potential of local arts organisations, measuring the value of culture and heritage beyond numbers.
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Creativity and Mental Health
Engaging in cultural activities improves well-being and mental health, particularly for people on the margins of society. Our research projects in this area aim to understand the impacts of this engagement, develop new approaches and share knowledge globally.
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PPP in numbers
- 50,000+ people reached
- 394 partners
- 117 completed projects
- 38 active projects
- 14 countries

Our voices
The latest from our blog

#Justice For Bruno and Dom
The murder of indigenous people and activists has become endemic in Latin America but the deaths of Bruno and Dom (...)
June 16, 2022.

PPP condemns the barbaric assassination by Brazilian police of an allegedly mentally ill black man
Chennai, India, 26 May 2022 – People’s Palace Project do Brasil and our partners at the Schyzophrenia Foundation of India (...)
May 28, 2022.

PPP thanks partners for the results of excellence in research
London, May 2022 – 25 years ago, Queen Mary University of London made the bold decision to set up a (...)
May 13, 2022.

Arts for Dignity Against Gender Violence
Women in theatre, documentaries and workshops resisting sexism By Ester Pinheiro People’s Palace Projects (PPP) has been involved in (...)
March 25, 2022.
Brazil from Bad to Worse since Cop26
When: 30 June, 11am-1pm BST
Where: Chatham House, London and online
Exhibition: Dignity and Resistance
Community pathways for resisting gendered urban violence in Rio de Janeiro and London. Exhibition presents ...
When: 4th May, 6-8pm
Where: The Exchange, King's College London
Talk: Resisting gendered violence
Body Mapping and Social Memory Technology for resisting gendered violence A conversation about innovative research ...
When: 5th May, 6-8pm BST
Where: King's College, Bush House - North East Wing, 57 Aldwych London WC2B 4PA