The aim of this thesis is to map the role of a regional museum in art education. Based on my own experience as a museum education officer I have tried to describe the context of the development of an educational policy of a small museum. By comparing three examples of different educational programmes with clearly stated goals I arranged some participatory active research in which I took part and which I observed. Through analyzing these individual cases and comparing their partial aspects it came to light how beneficial it is for the museum's education officer to participate in developing and arranging the exhibition. Furthermore, these cases prove the point that museum-school communication is of vital importance and the programmes that had been discussed with teachers beforehand reach further and are more meaningful than programmes without consultation. Art education in a regional museum is irreplacable. Not only does it allow contact with the artefacts peculiar to the place where the student/client of the museum lives, but it also brings the possibility to practice other than just rational ways of thinking and perception. It has the capacity to reach out of its own bracket and become an interdisciplinary subject.

La presente tesis trata del desarrollo de un Museo Regional para la ciudad de Ica, el cual pretende introducir los nuevos conceptos de museología como medio de difusión, exhibición, conservación e investigación del patrimonio natural y cultural de la zona. A través de este documento se pretende estudiar y analizar los principales temas relevantes para un proyecto de esta índole. En primera instancia se estudia el lugar, el terreno y la zona en donde estará situado el proyecto, su evolución y la importancia la ubicación del proyecto el tal lugar para así poder tomarlo como punto de partida tanto de concepto como de ubicación del programa. Luego se estudiaran los aspectos de la « nueva » Museología  a incorporar en el proyecto. Asimismo, se hace un estudio del usuario, ya que este, junto a las exposiciones son la razón de su creación. Se analizaran también proyectos referenciales y materiales, que son importantes al momento de proyectar para así comparar e innovar con el proyecto propio. Finalmente, tomando en cuenta todos los aspectos previamente identificados, junto a las normas y reglamentos establecidos, se podrá plantear un programa arquitectónico acorde con el uso y lo que desea transmitir, y paso seguido dar inicio al proceso de diseño para el proyecto. / This thesis deals with the development of a Regional Museum for the city of Ica, which aims to introduce new concepts of museology as a means of dissemination, exhibition, conservation and research of the natural and cultural heritage of the area. Through this document, we intend to study and analyze the main relevant topics for a project of this nature. In the first instance, the place, the land and the area where the project will be located, its evolution and the importance of the location of the project are studied in order to take it as a starting point for both the concept and location of the program. Then the aspects of the "new" Museology to be incorporated in the project will be studied. Likewise, a study of the user, who, together with the exhibitions, are the reason for its creation. Referential and material projects will also be analyzed, which are important at the time of projecting, in order to compare and innovate with the project itself. Finally, taking into account all the previously identified aspects, together with the established norms and regulations, an innovative architectural program can be proposed and then the design process for the project will begin. / Tesis