COVID-19, UM DESAFIO PARA OS MUSEUS PORTUGUESES
Tendo em conta a situação de pandemia à escala local e global que estamos atravessando, o modo como as comunidades estão reagindo e adaptando os seus quotidianos de vida, torna-se imperioso e importante, neste contexto do COVID-19, a recolha para memória futura, de testemunhos, objetos, imagens e documentos, representativos da forma como Portugal, responde a este desafio social, sanitário, económico e cultural.
A nível internacional, a UNESCO e o ICOM entre outras organizações, desafiam as instituições, designadamente os museus, enquanto entidades detentoras de memória, conhecimento e interpretação da diversidade e complexidade cultural e natural das sociedades, para este importante e oportuno trabalho de registo científico e patrimonial.
Através de seus esforços de tratamento, organização e conservação da documentação sobre a resposta das suas comunidades ao COVID-19, os museus são seguramente quem melhor se poderá posicionar na representação e comunicação desta pandemia, para as gerações futuras.
Convidamos todos a enviar-nos em suporte digital exemplos de documentos, imagens, informações – direccao@icom-portugal.org.
Aqui fica o desafio do ICOM Portugal, para todos os museus portugueses e os seus profissionais, se associarem, dentro da sua tipologia e especificidade, a esta oportuna e histórica missão na sua envolventes social, cultural e territorial.
Para mais informações: Proposta da UNESCO, de 5 de abril 2020
19 de abril 2020, ICOM Portugal
“Museums Will Move On”: Mensagem da Presidente do ICOM, Suay Aksoy – 13 de abril 2020
Dear ICOM members,
Dear Colleagues,
I want to start this word by sending you my warmest support in these difficult times. I hope you, your families and friends are all safe and healthy, and that you are coping with this situation as well as you can.
In these past few weeks, our world has become a strange place. As almost half of humanity is confined in their homes, it is hard not to wonder when and if our lives will go back to be what they were before. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is, for a lot of us, the biggest global challenge we have encountered in our lifetimes, this is perhaps a moment for us to reflect how spotless life has really been before it. Like any other global challenge, it needs a global response across all sectors – and museums have a role to play.
Museums have remained open during other crises in the past, their spaces available for communities to exchange, meet and heal. Ready to collect the present, find together sense in it, and share lessons for the future. This time, thousands of museums around the world are in lockdown – and we do not know when they will reopen. Aside from security and maintenance workers, many of who are still on-site protecting our museums while putting their lives at risk, most museum professionals find themselves confined. To those still mobilised, I wish to express my biggest gratitude and profound admiration, which I am certain are shared by the whole international museum community.
Paradoxically, even with their doors shut, museums have never been more accessible. The offer of virtual tours, collections, videos and conferences is immense, and it is growing every day. It is as if the COVID-19 outbreak triggered innovation beyond digital solutions that overarch to supporting community resilience. Smaller museums without state-of-the-art technology are demonstrating outstanding resilience by finding other ways to reach their publics, sometimes with something as simple as a hashtag. Our field is being forced to change at an accelerated pace. We have the opportunity and the power to make the end of this story better than it can otherwise be.
ICOM and its Committees are no exception to that wave of change. Despite the cancellations of many conferences and meetings, including ICOM’s Annual Meetings, our network is quickly adapting to the new paradigm. ICOM Committees are already proposing exciting alternatives to stay in touch with their members wherever they are, such as webinars, social media campaigns, and overall, a stronger digital presence. I urge Chairs of all our Committees to carry on with the usual dynamism in their groups. To our members, I want to assure you: no matter how long the confinement lasts, ICOM will not stop being there for you. We will keep reaching, listening and engaging with you; and when this situation is over, our international network will be stronger than ever.
We are fully aware and confident about the tenacity of museum professionals to take on the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic poses. However, the museum sector cannot survive by itself without public and private support. There is an urgent necessity for emergency relief funds and policies to protect professionals and independent workers in precarious contracts. This crisis has put numerous cultural institutions around the world on the verge of economic collapse. But we will need museums when this is over; even more than we ever have. After this period of resentful isolation, we will need them to remember who we are and where we belong to, and to decide what we want to do for our future with the experience we will have accumulated. We will certainly engage more with our communities in order to build a sustainable future for our planet.
Dear Colleagues, ICOM has represented the international museum community since 1946, tirelessly defending the vital role of museums in their communities through challenging and uncertain times. We will continue to do so during the pandemic and in the aftermath. This crisis is calling for profound changes, and we will adapt our work to continue our mission with the invaluable support of our members so that they can also continue to support community well-being in their respective environments. The solidarity, dedication and professionalism of each and every single one of you has been and will always be our collective strength.
Suay Aksoy, President of ICOM
April 13th, 2020
Versão francesa: https://icom.museum/fr/news/les-musees-vont-avancer-message-de-la-presidente-de-licom-suay-aksoy/
Versão espanhola: https://icom.museum/es/news/los-museos-seguiran-adelante-mensaje-de-la-presidenta-del-icom-suay-aksoy/
Posição do ICOM Portugal sobre a proposta de definição de Museu – Reunião do ICOM, Paris, 10 de Março 2020
On November 11th 2019, on the occasion of its Autumn annual meeting, the Portuguese national committee promoted a discussion amongst museum professionals and students to discuss the theme “WHAT IS A MUSEUM, AFTER ALL?”
The meeting joined c. hundred and fifty participants, different arguments where brought up about the options that came up, and it was manifestly stated that, in any new definition of a museum, one should avoid a text that is too extensive and generalist or totally disconnected from concepts already perfectly assumed and internalized by the international museological community, with a distinction between DEFINITION, MISSION and VISION.
This was followed by work in small groups, for appreciation and discussion of the two definitions of a museum, the current one (in force since 2007) and the new proposal presented in Kyoto, aiming to collect a broad and more representative set of suggestions and ideas to be presented by ICOM Portugal, to support a future decision in Paris, next year.
From the conclusions of the various debate groups, the option to reformulate the current definition was consensual, avoiding ruptures and clearly excluding the version based only on the new definition proposal.
Thus any new definition should:
1-Starting from the current, taking it as a basic conceptual and formal framework, maintaining the centrality of what specifically defines the essence of museums, in their originality or irreducibility in a concise and objective way;
2-Maintain explicit references to key concepts such as “permanent institution”, “material and immaterial heritage”, “education” and reinforcing the dynamic, inclusive, accessible and participatory nature of museums.
3-Express a greater openness and diversity in the social democracy of museums and in the values of citizenship, including the concept of “reflection” as one of its purposes, in addition to the current ones of education, study and delight.
ICOM Portugal, March 10th 2020
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Le 11 novembre 2019, lors des «Rencontres d’automne» de l’ICOM Portugal, le comité national a convoqué ses membres pour réfléchir sur le thème “APRÈS TOUT, QU’EST-CE QU’UN MUSÉE?”
Tous les participants, environ cent cinquente, ont présenté leurs différents arguments sur les options qui se sont présentées, et il a été manifestement déclaré que, dans toute nouvelle définition du musée, un texte trop étendu et généraliste ou totalement déconnecté de concepts déjà parfaitement supposés et internalisés par la communauté muséologique internationale doit être évité, avec une distinction entre DÉFINITION, MISSION et VISION.
Cela a été suivi par des travaux en petits groupes, pour l’appréciation et la discussion des deux définitions de musée, l’actuelle (en vigueur depuis 2007) et de la nouvelle proposition présentée à Kyoto. Les travaux visant à recueillir un ensemble de suggestions le plus large et représentatif, dont les idées seront présentées par l’ICOM Portugal, en vue d’une future décision à Paris, l’année prochaine.
D’après les conclusions des différents groupes de discussion, l’option de reformuler la définition actuelle était consensuelle, évitant les ruptures et excluant clairement la version basée uniquement sur la nouvelle définition.
Ainsi, toute nouvelle définition devrait:
1-Partir du courant, en le prenant comme cadre conceptuel et formel de base, gardent la centralité de ce qui définit spécifiquement l’essence des musées, dans leur originalité ou irréductibilité, de manière concise et objective;
2-Maintenir des références explicites à des concepts clés tels que “institution permanente”, “patrimoine matériel et immatériel”, “éducation” et renforcer le caractère dynamique, inclusif, accessible et participatif des musées.
3-Exprimer une plus grande ouverture et diversité dans la social-démocratie des musées et dans les valeurs de citoyenneté, y compris le concept de «réflexion» comme l’un de ses objectifs, en plus de ceux actuels de éducation, étude et plaisir.
ICOM Portugal, le 10 Mars 2020
Conclusões da reunião de Paris de 10 de Março pelo ICOM France
Projeto Mu.SA| The Future of Museum Professionals in the Digital Era |15 de abril 2020
The Future of Museum Professionals in the Digital Era
[Nova Data] 15 Abril de 2020
10.00 – 14.00
Online
O Centro de Investigação DAISSy da Hellenic Open University e a Culture Action Europe convidam para participar na conferência online “The Future of Museum Professionals in the Digital Era”.
Este evento é a etapa final do projeto “Mu.SA: Museum Sector Alliance”, implementado sob a coordenação da Hellenic Open University, com a participação de 11 organizações da Grécia, Itália, Portugal e Bélgica e apoiado pelo programa Erasmus +.
O projeto Mu.SA identificou quatro novos perfis profissionais para o setor de museus: Gestor de Estratégia Digital, Curador de Coleções Digitais, Desenvolvedor de Experiência Digital Interativa e Gestor de Comunidade Online e desenvolveu os caminhos de aprendizagem correspondentes.
O projeto produziu programas de formação profissional que consistem num MOOC (que atraiu mais de 5.000 interessados de todo o mundo) e quatro cursos de formação mista em competências digitais e transferíveis, bem como em “21st Century Skills”, abertos a profissionais e especialistas de museus e do setor cultural na Europa.
Programa
10.20-10.40: Palestra principal Julia Pagel (NEMO – Rede Europeia de Organizações de Museus)
10.40-10.55: Debate
11.00 -12.10: O sucesso do projeto Musa
- Visão Geral do Projeto Mu.SA | Kamilles de Aquiles e Spiros Borotis (HOU)
- Perfis de empregos emergentes para profissionais de museus | Antonia Silvaggi (MeltingPro)
- Metodologia Mu.SA | Panagiota Polymeropoulou (HOU)
- Mu.SA MOOC | Paula Menino Homem (Universidade do Porto)
- Cursos de treinamento misto Mu.SA | Eleni Damianou (AKMI),
- Avaliação Mu.SA | Massimiliano Dibitonto (Link Campus University)
- Mu.SA Quality Assurance | Ivo Oosterbeek (Mapa das Ideias)
12.10-12.30: Debate
12.30-13.00 | Pausa
13.00-13.45: Mesa Redonda: O futuro dos profissionais de museus na era digital
Participantes
Alexandre Matos (ICOM Portugal)
Philippos Mazarakis-Ainian (ICOM Grécia)
Romina Surace (Symbola)
Leena Tokila (ICTOP)
Moderação
Margherita Sani (IBACN)
13.45-14.00: Debate
Este evento é dirigido a instituições e profissionais do património cultural do setor cultural (funcionários, gestores, membros do conselho e formuladores de políticas), organizações profissionais de educação e formação (VET), estudantes, parceiros sociais e todos os interessados provenientes do setor cultural e museus.
Devido às medidas oficiais adotadas pelos governos para impedir a disseminação do COVID-19, a data e o local da conferência final foram alterados, sendo a conferência final do projeto Mu.SA realizada online na data e horário acima indicados.
Registo na conferência:
Programa final (em inglês)
https://cultureactioneurope.org/files/2020/02/MuSa_InvitationOrizontal_newv2.pdf
BOLSAS ICOM Portugal 2020
No cumprimento das suas linhas programáticas, um dos objetivos do ICOM Portugal é o de apoiar a qualificação e internacionalização dos profissionais de museus portugueses.
O Fundo de Bolsas ICOM Portugal destina-se a estimular a participação de membros individuais – regulares ou estudantes – do ICOM Portugal em conferências científicas internacionais de museus e museologia, através da atribuição de um subsídio de deslocação em classe económica e alojamento. São passíveis de se candidatarem os membros há mais de um ano, com o pagamento das quotas em dia.
Em data a anunciar, no segundo semestre de 2020, o ICOM Portugal irá lançar concurso para a atribuição de duas bolsas para conferências, uma para dentro (500,00 euros) e outra fora da Europa (800,00 euros), respetivamente.
As candidaturas serão avaliadas tendo em conta o mérito e qualidade da candidatura bem como a importância estratégica da conferência para o desenvolvimento dos museus em Portugal. O Júri será composto por Joana Sousa Monteiro (EGEAC), Clara Camacho (DGPC) e Maria de Jesus Monge (ICOM).
Esteja atento e participe!
Dúvidas ou questões:
David Felismino, info@icom-portugal.org
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