Heritage, collections and university museums

a review

Abstract

This article is part of the research project A proposal for organizing the art collection of the Arts Centre of the Federal University of Espírito Santo and seeks to address and differentiate the aspects that involve the terms heritage, collection and museum, thinking about the dynamics of universities. Is there any particularity to Museology in higher education? To this end, a qualitative bibliographical survey explains the understanding and scope of the four words through the discussion of different authors, both national and international, who focus on the subject, with a noticeable prevalence of teaching, extension and research. In the end, it is possible to present isolated and networked initiatives by university professionals, which aim to consolidate the scenario, but it is clear that everyday practices remain distant from increasingly sophisticated theories, demonstrating the need to develop management policies and raise awareness among the academic community to value their cultural assets and the holders of collective memory.