Museu da Pessoa: a virtual experience of valorization and rescue of life stories

Abstract

This article presents a discussion on the new types of museums, mainly focused on the question of virtual museums. In this sense, we present as an example the Museu da Pessoa [Museum of the Person], which is totally inserted in this context. Since its creation, it was created as a living expression of a developing digital visual culture, in which the collection is composed of life stories told voluntarily by all people. Given this, this museum gains a great relevance within the Brazilian society, since through it is possible to work from the perspective of Patrimonial Education, valuing the oral discourse and safeguarding the memory and the socio-cultural identity of population segments that for a long time were on the sidelines, attributing their real importance as owners of the assets.