Acessibilidade como pulmão ou apêndice das instituições museológicas? estudo sobre o lugar da acessibilidade nos Museus Inimá de Paula e Casa de Portinari

Abstract

This work argues that accessibility should not be treated as an appendix by museological institutions – as a mere extension or museum's complement –, which may result in doing the least, or even nothing, because the institution has other priorities. The inclusion of diversity permeates the understanding of accessibility as a lung, an essential element, something that underlies the flowing of new ideas and the reception of diverse audiences. The concepts proposed and inserted in this thesis aimed to understand the place that accessibility occupies in the context of these institutional bodies, playing the role of a lung or appendix of the Inimá de Paula and Casa de Portinari museums. The case study used as sources the documents available on the web pages and the records collected in the on-site visits – carried out, at first, without being accompanied by the institutional representatives and follow by the path mediated by professionals who work in the investigated realities. The results of the research made it possible to identify the Inimá de Paula Museum as a reality that contemplates different cultural expressions in the exhibition discourse, but whose content may not reach the diversity of the public due to the secondary role played by accessibility in that institutional body. This aspect is revealed in the perception of developing only specific actions to make exhibitions' content accessible; in the absence of accessibility features on the web page and in the lack of publications that mention the theme. In turn, accessibility underlies the actions of the Casa de Portinari Museum, being linked to the history of the museum and its honoree, through cultural equipment management documents and social media disclosures. This museum also invests in accessibility features on the institution's web pages and infrastructure. The investment in multisensory resources enables access for people with disabilities and reduced mobility, as well as adding value to other visitors' experiences.