The Museum as a Laboratory: An Approach to the Experience of Public Museums in Chile

Marisol Facuse Muñoz () and Raíza Ribeiro Cavalcanti ()
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Marisol Facuse Muñoz: Department of Sociology, Sociology of Art Group, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 7760210, Chile
Raíza Ribeiro Cavalcanti: Department of Publicity and Image, Technological Faculty, University of Santiago, Santiago 9170022, Chile

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: The present article analyzes the recent debates regarding the redefinition of the museum, exploring resonances in reflective practices and processes in public museums in Chile. While these have caused controversy and discord, they appear to converge in the need to rethink the relationship between museums and society, seeking to make them more inclusive, democratic and diverse. The present discussion is based on the preliminary results of “LAB_Museums: Contemporary Museums and Museologies”, an ongoing interdisciplinary research intervention model promoting processes of co-production of knowledge regarding museums and museography. This paper is the publication of the results of the project. To this end, a collaborative ecosystem of knowledge has been developed between the university, museums and public sector, based on the implementation of laboratories, initially, in five public museums of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile: the National Museum of Fine Arts, the National Historical Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Popular Art Museum and the National Center of Contemporary Art. The theoretical/methodological framework used was that of Institutional Analysis (IA), based on which interviews and discussion groups with museum professionals promote dialogues on the present reality and contemporary challenges of museums.

Keywords: public museums; participatory museums; contemporary museology; institutional analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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