Contributions to the deconstruction of colonial legacies in São Paulo museums: new practices in collections and temporary exhibitions at Museum of Art of São Paulo (MASP) and Pinacoteca de São Paulo

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Keywords:

Decolonial thinking, Museum, Cultural institutions, Cultural policies, Inclusion

Abstract

he theme of this article is the challenges faced by two São Paulo Museum institutions in reflecting on the deconstruction of the colonial legacy in the processes of building up their collections, organizing exhibitions and creating new institutional policies. The theoretical basis is based on the following contributions: Aníbal Quijano's thinking on modernity, colonization, and decolonization; Achille Mbembe's insurgency against the new racism linked to global capitalism, in favor of historical reparation - to which is added the intersectional feminist contribution of Lélia Gonzales and María Lugones - and the problematization of the role of memory in museum institutions, according to Ulpiano Toledo Bezerra de Meneses. The intersection of these reflections forms the basis of interpretation for the analysis of the actions taken at the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo and the Assis Chateaubriand Museum of Art of São Paulo (MASP), with a view to an appreciation, albeit partial, of the transformations produced by the new practices in the organizational structure of the institutions.

Author Biographies

Eneida de Almeida, São Judas Tadeu University (USJT), São Paulo, São Paulo

Professor of the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Judas Tadeu (PPGAUR-USJT). Degree and PhD in Architecture and Urbanism from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paula (USP). Master's degree in Studio and Restoration of Monuments from the Università La Sapienza, Rome. Researcher at the Anima Institute and alternate representative of the Institute of Architects of Brazil, São Paulo Department (IAB-SP) on the Municipal Council for the Preservation of the Historical, Cultural and Environmental Heritage of the City of São Paulo (CONPRESP). Co-editor of the electronic academic journal arq.urb.

Gêgela Santos Penarotti de Lima, PhD student in Architecture and Urbanism - São Judas Tadeu University (USJT), São Paulo, São Paulo

Doctoral candidate in the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Judas Tadeu (PPGAUR-USJT). Postgraduate in Art History, Master and Master's Degree in Architecture and Urbanism by USJT. Postgraduate degree in Communication Processes Management from the School of Communication and Arts (ECA) of USP. Degree in Languages and Bilingual Executive Secretary from Centro Universitário Nove de Julho.

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Published

2024-07-30

How to Cite

de Almeida, E., & Santos Penarotti de Lima, G. (2024). Contributions to the deconstruction of colonial legacies in São Paulo museums: new practices in collections and temporary exhibitions at Museum of Art of São Paulo (MASP) and Pinacoteca de São Paulo. Patrimônio E Memória, 20(1), 1–18. Retrieved from https://seer.assis.unesp.br/index.php/pem/article/view/2840