Archeology and museum. An experience of cultural management in Muelle de los Bueyes, RACCS

Abstract

The document addresses the creation of the Archaeological Museum of the municipality of Muelle de Los Bueyes in the Autonomous Region of the Nicaraguan South Caribbean Coast (RACCS), a process valued as a Community Cultural Management practice with a view to the socio-cultural development of its inhabitants. The combination of scientific research with the pertinent articulation of different local actors stands out as a determining element, a fact that facilitated the enhancement of archaeological heritage assets through the museum, in favor of the economic-social development of the territory. Likewise, the main actions carried out to achieve said museum are indicated, for example, archaeological work in the field, laboratory work, trainings and workshops aimed at groups of young cultural promoters, stimulating the participation of the population in different facets of process. Today, the Archaeological Museum of the municipality of Muelle de Los Bueyes exhibits materials recovered during the investigation of the different archaeological contexts identified within the municipality. Beyond the objects and information that are exhibited in the museum, its creation implies the generation and strengthening of a local identity, thus contributing to the strengthening of the national identity. The scientific work, the technical advice in each of the processes involved, the organization and execution of the field work until the assembly and design, was developed from the Archaeological Documentation and Research Center (CADI) of the Faculty of Humanities and Legal Sciences from UNAN-Managua.