Re-signification and Democratization of Architectural Heritage: Solar Visconde do Araruama as a Historical Museum of Campos dos Goytacazes

Abstract

The collective memory of various societies is at risk with the destruction of the built heritage, as this loss contributes to the lack of learning from the past and cultural forgetting, as well as harming the reflection on society across different temporalities. The objective of this study is to contribute to the discussion about the importance of preserving the built heritage for different social groups as a form of historical reparation through the resignification of uses, especially in the Campos dos Goytacazes Historical Museum. For this, the methodology used is the bibliographic review about the preservation and democratization of the built heritage through heritage education and temporal analysis of municipal heritage education, focusing on the local Historical Museum. Subsequently, the importance of a participatory and continuous Heritage Education Program for the Museum is identified, with the expected outcome of this study being the promotion of the dialogue between groups of different cultures. It is concluded, therefore, that even architectures from colonial contexts can be reinterpreted through the democratization of heritage education.