This paper presents the study of guided tours at the University Museum of Art (MUnA) between 1998 and 2011. The study is based on the memories reported by the tour guides, who are students and teachers of the Visual Art course of Federal University of Uberlandia. The tour guides reports were important methodological tools in analyzing the goals, dynamics and strategies employed in the educational practices of communication between the visitor and the art. The author selected relevant episodes in the educational path of MUnA, through which it is possible to identify MUnA s development. Its development showed that despite changing tour guides and different administrative attitudes, MUnA created activities around its public space; for example, the exhibition gallery, auditorium and courtyard and studio. On these three spaces, throughout thirteen years, a variety of tours occurred. First, in the gallery was appreciation and interaction with the art work. Secondly, in the auditorium and courtyard was exhibition theme reflection and Museum rules. Finally, in the studio was hands on plastic creativity. In conclusion, this research is intended to identify and analyze the guided tours and suggest ideas to assist in developing new plans and strategies for MUnA. / O presente trabalho apresenta o estudo das práticas de mediação em exposições realizadas no MUnA (Museu Universitário de Arte), entre os anos de 1998 a 2011. Para a pesquisa foram utilizadas as memórias relatadas dos mediadores, obtidas através de entrevistas, artigos, relatórios e projetos. Os relatos utilizados na pesquisa foram importantes ferramentas metodológicas para analisar os objetivos, as dinâmicas e as estratégias empregados nas práticas educativas de comunicação entre o visitante e a arte exposta. O estudo aborda alguns episódios relevantes na trajetória das práticas do educativo do MUnA, a partir dos quais é possível identificar o seu desenvolvimento perante a constante rotatividade dos discentes e dos docentes e também as atitudes das distintas gestões administrativas. Apesar dessas variações, foi observado que as atividades sempre se desenvolveram em torno do próprio espaço em que o MUnA disponibiliza para o público, como: galeria de exposição, auditório, oficina e pátio. As diversas mediações realizadas ao longo desses treze anos têm como característica principal a distinção de ações para cada um destes espaços. Na galeria de exposição, prevê-se a leitura e a interação com as produções artísticas. No auditório ou no pátio, supõe-se a reflexão sobre a temática expositiva e a introdução sobre a história e as normas do Museu. A oficina sugere a criação plástica. O resultado final desta pesquisa não é apenas identificar e analisar as mediações em exposição, mas sugerir ideias e proporcionar reflexões que possam auxiliar no desenvolvimento de novos planos e estratégias. / Mestre em Artes

This thesis presents the results of petrographic point counting analyses of Muna Slate ware, thepredominant slipped ceramic ware in the Northern Maya Lowlands during the Late and TerminalClassic Periods (600-1000 A.D.) of Maya prehistory. Recently, it was hypothesized that MunaSlate wares were centrally produced and distributed from the Puuc Hills site of Sayil (Smyth andDore 1994; Smyth et al. 1995). Given that Muna Slate wares may be considered utilitariansubsistence items (sensu Brumfiel and Earle 1987), this suggestion runs counter to severalarguments that ancient Maya utilitarian ceramics production is associated with outlyingcommunities and that their distribution is localized. In the research presented here, the model ofMuna Slate ware production presented for Sayil is evaluated in terms of ceramic ecology,economic theory and models of craft distribution, the culture-historical context of Muna Slateware use, and previous studies of ceramic production and distribution in the Maya Lowlands.Muna Slate wares from three sites in the northern Lowlands - Kiuic, Labná, and Ek Balam –were then analyzed in order to test the whether or not Sayil was the sole producer of theseceramics.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1995. / Includes tables. Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Judith M. Burton. Dissertation Committee: Ann H. Dils. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 237-248).