Museums, interculturality and Amazonian cultural

an analysis of museological institutions designed to guard, conserve and preserve the cultural heritage of Amazonas – Brazil

Abstract

Amazonas, a state located in the North of Brazil, has particularities that make it unique. With its natural riches, the region gains a stereotype in people's imagination that, in most cases, does not match reality, especially with regard to material and immaterial heritage. From this perspective, a study was established on the collections of institutions dedicated to the custody, preservation and dissemination of the cultural heritage of the State of Amazonas. As for the methodological design, the research was developed, under a qualitative-quantitative character, based on descriptive, documentary, bibliographic and field research, based on the applicability of the case study method, with data collection, through observation and online questionnaire, in order to support statistical procedures and content analysis. Of the 21 institutions that made up the research universe, the study was based on a sample of 18 institutions, as 3 did not present updated information. The study revealed that most of the Amazonian museum institutions are maintained by the Public Power, with only 1 institution having the role of a professional museologist. It concludes by stating that this research served to both identify which institutions have heritage information about Amazonas in their collections, and to carry out due dissemination, in order to make it public not only for the local population, but also for all people interested in the topic.