Orientador: Maria Margaret Lopes / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociencias / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-12T15:17:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Valente_MariaEstherAlvarez_D.pdf: 1845884 bytes, checksum: 5e76b981b75111d44425cf285813b808 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: Há uma evidência inquestionável e concreta da criação de museus de ciências e tecnologia a partir dos anos de 1980, no Brasil, e parece pouco consistente explicar a proliferação das iniciativas museológicas como um mero processo de imitação e/ou da criação voluntarista. A intenção de ir além das factualidades levou à busca de outras explicações. O objetivo central da pesquisa foi procurar compreender os momentos do processo que 'pavimentaram' o ambiente do surgimento dos projetos de museus de ciências e tecnologia efetivados a partir dos anos de 1980, no Brasil. Ou seja, entender o que explica esse surgimento que pôde ser percebido no recorte do período estudado, delimitado entre as décadas de 1950 - 1970. Nessa busca, partiu-se da hipótese de que o surgimento desses museus se daria em função de um ambiente propício para que esse fenômeno ocorresse. A análise de documentos, oriundos da área da museologia e da ciência e tecnologia, fundamentou e forneceu subsídios à construção de momentos, de ambientes e de trajetória dos museus de temática científica e tecnológica brasileiros. O presente estudo tem por finalidade contribuir para a história da museologia brasileira, com foco nos museus de ciências e tecnologia. / Abstract: Evidence of the establishment of museums of science and technology from the 1980s in Brazil is unquestionable and concrete, and it seems little consistent to explain the proliferation of museological initiatives as a mere imitation and/or voluntary creation process. The intention to go beyond the factually led to the search for other explanations. The core aim of the research was to attempt to understand the moments of the process which 'paved the way' for the appearance of the projects of museums of sciences and technology carried out from the 1980s on, in Brazil. In other words, to understand what explains this appearance that could be noticed in the period studied, limited between the decades of 1950 and 1970. In this search, the start point was the assumption that the appearance of these museums was due to a proper environment for this phenomenon to occur. The analysis of documents from the museology as well as the science and technology areas substantiated and provided support for the construction of moments, environments and trajectories of Brazilian museums of science and technology category. This study aims at contributing to the history of Brazilian museology, emphasizing museums of science and technology. / Doutorado / Doutor em Ciências

The aim of this investigation is to analyze the effects of incorporating scent-based elements in ethnographic exhibits. Specifically, it attempts to identify changes in patron response to a visual display, with and without a scent element. Groups of patrons were observed throughout their engagement with the exhibit, and interviewed post-engagement to generate data on information retention, opinion on content and empathetic response in relation to the exhibit. Findings suggest that the inclusion of scent did increase memorization of the limited facts reinforced through the scent element. However, there was no detectable difference between the groups on measures of overall comprehension of the subject matter, nor their empathetic responses toward the exhibited culture. The results of the study are discussed as a measure of the observer—observed dichotomy, and the argument is made that multisensory representation in the museum can aid in the facilitation of cross-cultural education. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection