Colecciones etnográficas y sus potencialidades educativas: una experiencia de activación patrimonial

Abstract

Over the last decades museums have experienced a paradigmatic shift with impacts on their educational, political and institutional agendas. Anthropological collections in particularly have been subject to critical analysis from the hermeneutic and constructivist perspectives of cultural studies – their work strengthened by the bond between heritage, memory and identity. The purpose of this article is to consider the educational potential of ethnographic heritage on the basis of a visit program at Sala de Etnografía of the Museo de La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina). An ethnographic-qualitative focus was adopted, including observation practices, as well as in-depth interviewing, and the subsequent content analysis techniques. A heritage re-signification situated practice was highlighted by such experience, with the participation of aboriginal cultures representatives.

Keywords

• identity
• heritage education
• ethnographic collection
• community