Abstract

MST., Pedro Cagigal,. Museums as mediators of memory in the digital age. Índex [online]. 2017, n.3, pp.22-30. ISSN 2477-9199.

In the age of digital cameras, social networks, big data and self-representation: What is the role of the museum as a custodian of memory? This article looks into the intersections and dialogs between the museum and digital media, as managers and mediums of social memory. It will approach the challenges of incorporating new technologies in exhibitions and as educational tools, focusing on processes of collective creation of meaning. It will review tendencies in the virtual museum and constraints regarding the opening of collections. Finally, it will discuss the museum's challenges as mediator in processes of co-curation and co-production of content with communities.

Keywords : Museum; digital technologies; virtual museum; co-creation; social memory; coproduced content; community mediation.

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