CasaABEn: memorial of the history of Brazilian nursing in metaverse technology

Amidst the celebrations of the centenary of the Brazilian Nursing Association (In Portuguese, Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem -ABEn), the ABEn National 2023-2025 board of directors has been making efforts to publicize the entity's past achievements and contributions to strengthening professional practices in the field, realizing the right to health, and defending a sovereign, just, and democratic country.Therefore, this celebration translates into a reaffirmation of commitments to building an increasingly just, dignified, and democratic future for nursing professionals and for all Brazilians.There is so much to celebrate in ABEn's 100-year history, which is a pioneering and matriarchal entity in Brazilian nursing's technical, political, scientific, and cultural organization.It is important to mention that ABEn, as a representative of nursing, in addition to caring for the population, also carries in its history indelible contributions to the achievement of women's leadership in our country, as it is an identifiably female profession.During its century-long history, the organization changed its name four times before becoming known as ABEn in 1954.Its national headquarters were located in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília (1) .Nationally, it was led by 24 presidents who, along with their respective boards of directors, developed and established a history of struggles, teachings, and lessons on how to structure a professional field based on principles and knowledge that shape the scientific field of nursing, engaged with the reality and with the social, economic, and political transformations of the country.Throughout its existence, ABEn has established itself as a social practice that aligns with the real demands of the Brazilian population and is committed to inventing new, viable approaches to overcoming inequalities and inequities in health and well-being.Over the years, ABEn's role has expanded, gradually taking over as guardian of the history and defender of the quality of nursing education and professional practice in Brazil, participating in all major social and political movements in favor of nursing development and the right to health.Nursing's history is a powerful instrument of power.When valued, preserved, and disseminated, it builds professional identity, confers prestige on the group, and underpins critical reflection on professional practice.This process enables us to envision a promising future based on the teachings of pioneers like our first president: Edith de Magalhães Fraenkel (2).The visionary project to create an ABEn museum took its first steps in 2022, stemming from the desire to continue preserving history and building upon the Nursing Memory Center, which was inaugurated in 2010.From then on, the search for technical, scientific, and financial feasibility brought ABEn closer to the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) in Brasília through the Angicos 1 nucleus, which presents the proposed parliamentary amendment project to then federal deputy and nurse Carmen Emília Bonfá Zanotto, with the realization of the project in a metaverse environment CasaABEn: memorial of the history of Brazilian nursing in metaverse technology