The Musealization of a Photographic Collection from the Parada Livre: Reflections on Shared Heritage Management

Abstract

Case study of the production of memories supported by photo­graphs by the collective nuances (lowercase spelling of the name is a choice of the collective) – Group for Free Sexual Expression – a civil society organization that fights for the human and ci­vil rights of the LGBT+ population. Since 2019, the bachelor’s degree in Museology and the Graduate Program in Museology and Heritage, both at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, have been working directly with nuances, utilizing Applied Museology as a means of dialogue with society. The excerpt is the records of the Paradas Livres considered testimonies of a history forgotten in the hegemonic narratives of the city of Porto Alegre, but which makes up a set of social struggles in Brazil. The work involved the realization of a memory circle, based on the methodology of oral history. Thus, it proposes an analysis of the methodological process, understanding musealization as a strategy for mobilizing collective consciousness.