Uma abordagem brasileira sobre a temática das Casas-Museu: classificação e conservação.

Abstract

It is the intention of this research the theme of the House-Museums to be investigated and to be analyzed the concepts that the museal typology are defined. It is sought to understand the trajectory of this type of museum among the brazilian scenery, verifying the quantity of institutions that are registered in this category, the geographical distribution according to regions of the country and the categorisation, according to the criteria assigned by DEMHIST. It was done a compilation of data presented in the publishing organized by Ana Cristina Carvalho who elaborated a mapping of the existing House-Museums in Brazil. From this publishing and from the information that are contained in this manual, it was sensed the necessity of creating a new category: The Intimate Memory House-Museum. Finally, it was approached questions connected to the preservation, museology and museography, aiming to discuss those practices within the spaces of preservation. The research was intended to broaden the debate about the theme of House-Museums, contributing to a greater understanding about this museal typology and to hedge these spaces as a whole.