A preservação do patrimônio cultural, histórico e artístico no Brasil: do Museu Câmara Cascudo à artesã Luzia Dantas.

Abstract

The object of this study is the trajectory of patrimonial preservation, that began in Brazil at the end of the 1930s, together with an analysis of the collection of the Seridoense artist Luzia de Araujo Dantas, which is housed in the Câmara Cascudo Museum. Motivated by the contact I had during the History course and at the Câmara Cascudo Museum, I am writing this monograph to analyze the layers of the process of safeguarding national and state material and immaterial heritage. The methodology used to support the work was a review of the literature and museum collections, seeking to build a timeline of how these policies and actions came about. The main sources used were the legislation itself, which over time has been updated in an effort to improve the field of heritage and museums, and the Museum Plan: 2022-2026, of the Câmara Cascudo Museum. “The Preservation of Cultural, Historical and Artistic Heritage in Brazil: From the Câmara Cascudo Museum to the artisan Luzia Dantas” presents, in addition to the bibliographical analyses already mentioned, my personal experience on the History course at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte and my experience as a mediator at the Câmara Cascudo Museum, working with different audiences.