Uma construção de conhecimento histórico e educação com o patrimônio material no Museu Memorial da Balaiada

Abstract

The present work studies the possibilities of using musealized objects and built heritage, the ruins of a 19th century fort, sculptures and a monument to D. de Caxias at the Memorial Museum of Balaiada, in Caxias MA, as didactic resources in History classes for the construction of historical knowledge based on the association of teaching and research with documentary sources. The museum is understood here as a space for the production of knowledge, representation and silencing memories. The objective was to analyze the narratives and knowledge produced by students from the 3rd year of high school at the Maranhão Institute of Education, Science and Technology - IEMA, based in Timon MA, from a class visit to the Memorial Museum of Balaiada. From the workshop to prepare students for the class to visit, the visitation and the students' previous knowledge, it was problematized and discussed notions about memory, history, heritage and museum, trying to make the students see the objects as a historical research document and the museum as a space for disputes over memories. As a result of the research, a website was built as a product of the Balaiada Memorial Museum for use by teachers and students, the website has methodological guidelines for teachers, photo gallery, museum history, summary of the whaling and the virtual museum for visitation 360º available in http://www.memorialvirtual.com.