Los Cuchimilcos: a museum made by children and for children

In this work we approach the experience of the Los Cuchimilcos Museum. This was a work done with the directors, teachers and students of the Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo School, located in the town of Breña (Lima, Peru). The purpose was to reopen a museum that existed in the place. Through three...

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Autores principales: Cuadrao, Cinthya, Florencia Puebla, Maria, Pedraza, Elizabeth, Escobar, Ruy
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Publicado: Edições Universitárias Lusófonas 2020
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/cadernosociomuseologia/article/view/7108
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author Cuadrao, Cinthya
Florencia Puebla, Maria
Pedraza, Elizabeth
Escobar, Ruy
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Florencia Puebla, Maria
Pedraza, Elizabeth
Escobar, Ruy
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description In this work we approach the experience of the Los Cuchimilcos Museum. This was a work done with the directors, teachers and students of the Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo School, located in the town of Breña (Lima, Peru). The purpose was to reopen a museum that existed in the place. Through three work stages, 15 participants between the ages of 11 and 14 jointly, playfully and dialogically carried out a museological and heritage process that resulted in the design and assembly of an archeology museum. In the process, we observed and understood other elements and dialogues in heritage and collective work, which led us to make significant considerations when working with culture, memory and the past. This work made us rethink and evaluate the ways on how the archaeological heritage is assumed and works; where most of the time adultcentrism prevails; as the best way to build knowledge and represent it museally. However, with the experience presented here, we observe that other ways of doing museology are also possible. Keywords: children's museum; socio-museology; archeology; heritage.
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spelling clacso-CLACSO489782022-03-17T17:47:02Z Los Cuchimilcos: a museum made by children and for children Los Cuchimilcos: un museo hecho por niñxs y para niñxs. Los Cuchimilcos: um museu feito por crianças e para crianças. Cuadrao, Cinthya Florencia Puebla, Maria Pedraza, Elizabeth Escobar, Ruy In this work we approach the experience of the Los Cuchimilcos Museum. This was a work done with the directors, teachers and students of the Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo School, located in the town of Breña (Lima, Peru). The purpose was to reopen a museum that existed in the place. Through three work stages, 15 participants between the ages of 11 and 14 jointly, playfully and dialogically carried out a museological and heritage process that resulted in the design and assembly of an archeology museum. In the process, we observed and understood other elements and dialogues in heritage and collective work, which led us to make significant considerations when working with culture, memory and the past. This work made us rethink and evaluate the ways on how the archaeological heritage is assumed and works; where most of the time adultcentrism prevails; as the best way to build knowledge and represent it museally. However, with the experience presented here, we observe that other ways of doing museology are also possible. Keywords: children's museum; socio-museology; archeology; heritage. En este trabajo abordamos la experiencia del Museo Los Cuchimilcos. Un trabajo realizado con los directivos, profesores, alumnos y alumnas del Colegio Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo, ubicado en la Localidad de Breña (Lima, Perú). La finalidad era reabrir un museo que existía antiguamente en el lugar. A través de tres etapas, 15 participantes de edades entre 11 a 14 años realizaron de manera conjunta, lúdica y dialógica un proceso museológico y patrimonial que dio como resultado el diseño y montaje de un museo de arqueología. En todo el proceso, observamos y comprendimos otros elementos y diálogos en el trabajo patrimonial y colectivo, que nos llevaron a realizar consideraciones significativas a la hora de trabajar con la cultura, la memoria y el pasado. Este trabajo nos hizo replantearnos y evaluar las formas sobre cómo se asume y trabaja el patrimonio arqueológico; donde la mayoría de las veces prima el adultocentrismo como la mejor forma de construir conocimiento y representarlo musealmente. No obstante, con la experiencia aquí expuesta, observamos que otras formas de hacer museología también son posibles. Palabras claves: museo de niños; socio-museología; arqueología; patrimonio. Neste trabalho, abordamos a experiência do Museu Los Cuchimilcos. Trabalho realizado com os diretores, profesores e alunos da Escola Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho, localizada na localidade de Breña (Lima, Peru). O objetivo era reabrir um museu que existia no local. Em três etapas, 15 participantes, com idades entre 11 e 14 anos, de forma conjunta, lúdica e dialógica, realizaram um processo museológico e patrimonial que resultou na concepção e montagem de um museu de arqueologia. No processo, observamos e compreendemos outros elementos e diálogos no patrimônio e no trabalho coletivo, o que nos levou a fazer considerações significativas ao trabalhar com a cultura, a memória e o passado. Este trabalho nos fez repensar e avaliar as maneiras pelas quais o patrimônio arqueológico é assumido e funciona; onde na maioria das vezes prevalece o centrismo adulto; como a melhor maneira de construir conhecimento e representá-lo musicalmente. No entanto, com a experiência apresentada aqui, observamos que outras formas de fazer museologia também são possíveis. Palavras Chaves: museu da criança; sócio-museologia; arqueologia; herança. 2020-06-03 2022-03-17T17:47:02Z 2022-03-17T17:47:02Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/cadernosociomuseologia/article/view/7108 10.36572/csm.2020.vol.59.05 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/48978 por https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/cadernosociomuseologia/article/view/7108/4240 Direitos de Autor (c) 2020 Cadernos de Sociomuseologia application/pdf Edições Universitárias Lusófonas Cadernos de Sociomuseologia; Vol. 59 No. 15 (2020): Education and participation in Museums; 103-118 Cadernos de Sociomuseologia; v. 59 n. 15 (2020): Educação e Participacão em Museus; 103-118 1646-3714 1646-3706
spellingShingle Cuadrao, Cinthya
Florencia Puebla, Maria
Pedraza, Elizabeth
Escobar, Ruy
Los Cuchimilcos: a museum made by children and for children
title Los Cuchimilcos: a museum made by children and for children
title_full Los Cuchimilcos: a museum made by children and for children
title_fullStr Los Cuchimilcos: a museum made by children and for children
title_full_unstemmed Los Cuchimilcos: a museum made by children and for children
title_short Los Cuchimilcos: a museum made by children and for children
title_sort los cuchimilcos: a museum made by children and for children
url https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/cadernosociomuseologia/article/view/7108
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