Arquivos de museus

Abstract

Aiming to ascertain how are viewed and treated the Housekeeping records and the technical archives produced by museums that today comprise the Brazilian Institute of Museum we sought to identify the criteria of producing an archival group; identifying the characteristics and functions of a museum and report the context of creation and incorporation of these museums to the federal government by Iphan throughout the twentieth century. To achieve this goal was also performed literature review and research on normative acts relating to museums. Is analyzed a sample of forms relating to the technical archives and Housekeeping records declared in Inventory of archival collections, bibliographic and museological of museums Iphan transferred to Ibram. It was found that museums are producers of archives for performing specific activities regardless of binding or administrative subordination. It was found that most museums not declared their technical archives and Housekeeping records, which are archival heritage of permanent value under the Statute of Museums, but this observation should be seen as a result of the context of creating and maintaining these museums throughout the twentieth century.