Between the power of the museum and the power of the community: case studies in Portugal and Brazil

• Tipo: Capítulo ou Parte de Livro
• Data: 2023

Autores

Semedo, Alice (Autor) FLUP; Lima, Leilane (Autor) Outra

Livro

Título: Soft power and heritage

Páginas: 349-380

ISBN: 978-3-031-41206-6; 978-3-031-41209-7

ISBN Eletrónico: 978-3-031-41207-3

Editora: Springer Cham

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-41207-3_21

Abstract (EN): This chapter seeks to explore the role of museums in society by employing the notion of soft power as the focus of discussion and using a critical/cultural approach to support the investigation of the relationships established between museums and community. The first part of the text focuses on a discussion of this concept, analysing its relationship with museums and its potential as a methodological approach. The second part presents two case studies: a project developed in 2015 by the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (MNAA), in Lisbon, Portugal, which had a great national impact, and another, developed since 2009 by the Arte Marginal collective, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. We propose a critical reflection on the different forms of power exercised by museums in the light of these two experiences, their motivations and possible impacts, namely through documentary analysis and interviews.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica