MUSEOLOGICAL AND INFORMATIONAL PRACTICES IN THE CONTEXT OF A UNIVERSITY MEMORY CENTER

Abstract

The Memory Center of the School of Nursing at the Federal University of Minas Gerais is a university museum that offers guided tours to the public. Information is the strategic resource for carrying out museological practices at this Center. The objective of this study is to map the museological and informational practices of the staff at the Memory Center of the School of Nursing at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. To this end, the following question is posed: How are museological and informational practices carried out by the staff of the Memory Center at the School of Nursing? The methodology employs a quantitative approach, with data collected through a semi-structured online questionnaire sent to the Memory Center staff and through participant observation. The findings revealed that some of the museum activities promoted by the team emphasize the application of museum theory, particularly in the museum’s educational activities. On the other hand, the study identified that in other institutional museological practices, during the execution of the museological operational chain, the museum lacks the theoretical and methodological foundations of museology. In conclusion, the study highlighted the contribution of museological literacy to fully leverage museological theory and its operational application within the institution.