1 - Museum documentation and science and technology (S&T) collections: registration and cataloging
Speaker: Claudia Penha dos Santos (MAST)
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Abstract: The documentation of collections is one of the main functions of the museum, being considered essential for the development of the other activities of this type of institution. The importance of documentation is reflected in the statement by the Documentation Committee of the International Council of Museums (CIDOC/ICOM), according to which “Collections without adequate documentation are not true ‘museum’ collections”. This mini-course aims to discuss topics related to documentation and management of museological collections, focusing on topics such as: the conceptualization of museological documentation; the musealization process; the object as a document; registration and cataloguing; computerized databases; moving and borrowing procedures; procurement and disposal policies; dissemination and dissemination of collections. These topics will be discussed from the S&T collections in the areas of exact sciences and engineering, seeking to present the specificities and possibilities of the documentation developed for this typology of objects. The mini-course is divided into two parts: the first theoretical part, with the presentation and discussion of the aforementioned topics, and the second practical part, which comprises carrying out exercises aimed at enabling participants to develop activities related to the documentation of S&T museum collections. . The practical part of the mini-course will be held in the room adjacent to the MAST technical reserve. Dialogue between the lecturer and the group will be encouraged, with an emphasis on exemplification from problems presented from the different experiences. The evaluation, in the form of a debate, aims to verify if the initial objectives were achieved.

2 - Construction of concept maps of musealized objects
Speaker: Maria Lucia de Niemeyer Matheus Loureiro (MAST)
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Abstract: In 1972, Joseph Novak created the concept map methodology to graphically express the construction of knowledge by learners, in particular children. Based on the premise that knowledge is constituted / constructed by concepts and relationships between them (which result in meaningful statements or propositions), and that new knowledge is built from previously learned knowledge, the tool allowed the representation, organization and relationship of concepts. Concepts and propositions are thus seen as the building blocks of knowledge in any disciplinary or professional field. The construction of a conceptual map allows, therefore, not only to graphically represent and relate concepts and propositions already known, but also to include new concepts and relationships that were not perceived until then. The graphical representation of concepts - presented in diagram form and related in order to form meaningful propositions - results in a map that expresses and gives visibility to the relationships between concepts. According to its creator, the potential of the concept map is insufficiently explored, because, in addition to its original purpose, it is possible to apply it in different domains that deal with concepts and their relationships. The adoption of the tool for the analysis and representation of objects from the museological collection of the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences – MAST was based on the assumption that objects in general, and musealized objects in particular, are both unique and representative of a class of objects that share the same name and function. This double aspect led to the incorporation of the reflections of Igor Kopytoff on the cultural biography of things and of Samuel Alberti, according to whom the construction of biographies of objects can reveal new aspects about the biographed object and the institution that preserves them. The MAST experience was also based on Ingetraut Dahlberg, who understands the concept as a unit of knowledge and distinguishes general and individual concepts (and objects). An individual object is characterized by its presence in time and space, and corresponds to an individual concept, whose referent points to a single item of a given type (an object, for example). A general object is located outside time and space and corresponds to a general concept, which includes all objects of the same class. The concept maps built in MAST contemplate and thus distinguish this double aspect of the object. A concept map is a work in process, permanently open to revisions and the collaboration of professionals and specialists from different fields, highlighting the potential of objects that are part of museum collections and can contribute, among other actions, to the improvement of research activities. documentation and projects for exhibitions and educational activities involving objects from the collection. The proposal of the mini-course is to disseminate the methodology of the conceptual map among professionals and students who work or are interested in working with collections of objects, and train them to apply the tool for the analysis of objects.

3 – Initial diagnosis for risk management in science and technology cultural heritage collections
Speaker: Marianna Batista de Azevedo (UFPE)
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Abstract: The several fires of great repercussion that occurred in museums and museum institutions in the last decade raised the discussion about the need to know the risks to which museological heritages are exposed, as well as to establish ways to eliminate or mitigate these risks. Within this perspective, risk management and management constitute important tools for the preservation of cultural heritage, making it possible to know, in a holistic way, the risks to which the heritage is subjected, as well as favoring decision-making by the responsibilities and priorities for resource allocation. Contextualizing this discussion for the science and technology heritage, which is mostly located in teaching and research institutions, and based on the data presented in the Judgment 1243/2019 of the Federal Court of Auditors (TCU) and the Group Report of ANDIFES Work published in 2020, in compliance with the actions established by the TCU, it is clear that the scenario of museums and university museum institutions is still quite unfavorable in relation to risk management and safety actions of this heritage. In this way, this mini-course proposes to present some methodologies for risk management and management aimed at cultural heritage and the Brazilian technical guidance on the subject, briefly discuss these methodologies and carry out an initial diagnosis for risk management of a museum space.