Abstract

MENDEZ SUAREZ, Rocío del Pilar. The Educational Issue in Museum Practices. Pedagogía y Saberes [online]. 2021, n.54, pp.141-153.  Epub Feb 06, 2022. ISSN 0121-2494.  https://doi.org/10.17227/pys.num54-11393.

This article questions the place of education in the museum, both in its institutional concreteness and in its dimension of cultural practice, and establishes its relevance as an object of research. From the investigation of the emergence of the educational function in an explicit way in the contemporary museum, we trace its trajectory as an institution, particularly during the 20th century, the progressive social demand for education, and its proximity to the manifestations of schooling. Taking into account the conceptual framework that allows us to notice the nuances between one or another denomination in the educational field, an approximation to the character and purpose of the museum's work is made, noting its tendency towards learning. This becomes evident in the current discussion on how to define the museum, in which the term "education" is put under suspicion, which also happens from the so-called "educational turn" in the cultural sector. In this way, it outlines how the museum institution has moved from the ideals of lifelong education to those of lifelong or continuous learning. It also proposes the idea of "transmission" as a mechanism that connects museum education to the cultural sector, as well as elucidating the educational tension that the museum faces between mass communication and schooling, particularly concerning the formation of citizenship.

Keywords : museums; educational practices; lifelong education; learning; heritage education.

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