evidence: The clash between conflicting water management interests is particularly challenging for the developing areas of the tropics and in the Amazon. As part of this broader debate on how to operationalise water sustainability, the Water Museum of UFT will catalog and disclose key elements of the water system that can offer helpful insights into ware sustainability dilemmas and challenges. This is a crucial step towards reconnecting people with heritage material and immaterial water-related dimensions, including social, regulatory, economic, cultural, ecological, artistic and spiritual dimensions. The Museum aims to inspire the elevation of the educational value and production of knowledge generated, directly, providing the population, in the form of expansion and development of human capital, and imparting notions of citizenship and belonging based on local values, associated with water management, generating long-term impacts on communities and water conservation and protection actions. Permanent museum collections that cover especially Brazilian indigenous, riverside, and quilombola culture play a crucial role in preserving and showcasing the rich heritage of these communities. These collections provide insights into ancestral knowledge about water management and practices that use low-predatory power technologies. Additionally, they offer a window into the cultures, legends, beliefs, and practices that guide sustainable solutions for environmental and water management issues.