Advisor: Rachel Coutinho Marques da Silva
Dissertation: Museu Nacional: memória e o patrimônio cultural pós- trauma
Defense date: 28/06/2021
Abstract
“Museu Nacional: memoria e patrimônio cultural pos-trauma” is a
research that seeks to deepen the layers that make up the Museu Nacional before
and after the fire in 2018. The questions raised come from the trauma that
occurred and the reports of this event, but also from the history of the Museum
from the perspective of heritage, understanding the evolution of its concept and
the different currents of conservation at national and international level. The
research prioritizes Alois Riegl’s general theory of values, which defends the
need to reconcile elements of the past and present in the contemporary city, as
well as analyzing the current scenario of cultural heritage in a globalized society.
It seeks to unravel the elements of the patrimonial discussion capable of valuing
a building, and why its need for preservation makes it unique and irreplaceable,
just like its cultural significance. In addition, it seeks to deepen the theme of
collective memory – initially described by Maurice Halbwachs – social and
individual, relating them phenomenologically to the formation of identity and
place. Trauma enters the research under a temporal perspective, a new variable
in the relationship and identification between people and the Museum, before
and after the fire, seeking directions and references for reconstruction. Finally,
the research promotes an analysis of the current situation and the conceptual
project disclosed for the reconstruction of the Museu Nacional and the objectives
behind the proposal.