Abstract
This paper presents the results of the R&D project “The social role of innovation in Portuguese museums” - INOMPOR (ID-ILIND: UIDB-04114-2020)” developed at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Education and Development (CeiED) through the Department of Museology of the Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal. Based on the recognition that museums are service-oriented institutions (according to ICOM), innovation must be promoted as a culture within institutions, seeking to promote it as a movement to generate social change. To verify how museums understand and act in the field of innovation, and based on the Oslo Manual (OECD & Eurostat, 2018), two online surveys were developed: for institutions and for museum professionals. The UNESCO Chair in “Education, Citizenship and Cultural Diversity”, as well as the Portuguese Museology Association (APOM) and the International Movement for a New Museology (MINOM - Portugal) supported the dissemination of the data collection tool. With this universe, it was possible to have representation from 14 districts and the country’s two autonomous regions. The survey was sent to museums in mainland Portugal and the islands, obtaining 73 institutional responses, and for professionals 52 responses. Among other conclusions, the uses of innovation should be developed as a shared process open to staff, visitors, communities and all the actors involved in democratizing the functioning of museums, thus providing better conditions for contributing to the SDGs. This communication explores the universe of data collected and presents conclusions drawn from the research to support the strategic planning of museums.
Presenters
Mário MoutinhoDirector, Department of Museology, Lusófona University, Portugal Adel Igor Pausini
Pedagogical Coordinator, Department od Museology, Lusófona University, Portugal Nathália Pamio Luiz
Project Officer, Technical Unit, Ibermuseums Program, Portugal
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—Intersectionality: Museums, Inclusion, and SDGs
KEYWORDS
Museology, Sociomuseology, Culture of Innovation, Social Innovation, Citizen Science
