Ambientação de prédio histórico para uso de museu: uma tipologia, várias adaptações

Abstract

It is known that it is possible to preserve a building through its use. In this context, there are contemporary art museums that use historic buildings, as seen in Belém (Pará, Brazil), in long-term and temporary exhibitions, of very varied collections. However, this new use in an old building presents important aspects to be discussed, regarding the nuances of preservation and a contemporary use, from different readings. Thus, the objective of this investigation is to discuss how this museum typology can present different ways of adapting and which exhibitions, between permanent and temporary, manifest greater influence in the conservation and reading of the building. Although there is a lack of a more observant view of museums with regard to the limits of use of the pre-existing environment, it is necessary to say that there are benefits for both, buildings and museums, which can be leveraged in favor of both maintaining the conservation of the construction and from the museum.