O ensino de documentação museológica na Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia

Abstract

This article addresses aspects of documentation teaching in the Undergraduate Course in Museology at the Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), located at the Centro de Artes, Humanidades e Letras in Cachoeira and São Félix. It analyzes institutional statistical data of student performance in the curricular component Informação e Documentação Museologica, percentage of Course Completion Works in the Documentation area between 2010-2018, and specificities arising from the university project in dialogue with local cultures, the formation of the faculty by museologists, archaeologists, anthropologists, and art historians. According to the analyses, there are difficulties faced by students at the beginning, the university dynamics not yet known, and in the last semesters of the courrse, especially in the writing of the final work. Finally, it considers museum documentation essential to apply knowledge and develop practices in documenting archaeological collections, artistic objects, among others. It also considers the relevance of approaches to immaterial processes in various academic works, supported by a view of museology focused on memory, heritage, and documentation.