The objective of this research is to investigate the relationship between schools and museums in the city of Rio de Janeiro during the period when both were closed for face-to-face activities when, in March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the scenario as a pandemic and advised that all countries, given the high probability of infection through social contact, take measures to reduce contagion and minimize damage to health systems. The time frame considered was the period between March 2020 – when face-to-face activities were suspended – and October 2021, when Rio de Janeiro s municipal schools returned 100 percent to the in-person model. The methodology was based on the analysis of an online questionnaire sent to museums and cultural centers in RJ, contact with those responsible for actions for children in museums in order to identify the offer of online activities for the kindergarten public and interviews with employees of the spaces that developed the activities. The data was analyzed in dialogue with theoretical references in the area of childhood such as Sirota, Montandon, Sarmento and Oliveira, and in the field of education and museums such as Carvalho, Trilla, Martins, Castro and Lopes. It was possible to verify that the relationship between early childhood education and museums was practically null during the period studied, but even so, there were some encounters between children and cultural spaces through activities offered to the family through social media.