Do restaurador de quadros ao conservador-restaurador de bens culturais: o corpus operandi na administração pública brasileira de 1855 a 1980

Abstract

This thesis examines the cultural construction process of the professional of conservation-restoration of cultural heritage in the carrer of Brazilian Public Administration, covering the chronological period from 1885 to the 1980s. Aiming to an epistemological understanding of this professional, this thesis explores the historical context, the conceptual profile, the process of semantic development of the profession, the occupation knowledge, as well as the narratives and preservationists practices that shaped this professional performance in Brazilian social space. Using documentary data analysis and bibliographic review, it was also investigated the theoretical landmarks, paradigms, international influences and social policies that served as a foundation for the insertion and construction of this specialized professional within the Brazilian state. By prioritizing the cultural heritage conservator-restorer social actor as the focus of analysis, it was developed a research that seeks to deepen both the field of reflections and discussions on the sociogenesis of the profession and the construction of Brazilian preservationist thinking. Besides, the research aimed to contribute for the constitution of the historiography of Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage in Brazil.