Los estudios de público como herramientas para analizar la relación entre sociedad y patrimonio: el caso del Museo [arqueológico] del Área Fundacional de Mendoza, Argentina

Abstract

This paper is about a public survey carried out in theMuseo de Área Fundacional (MAF, the Foundation Area Museum) in Mendoza, Argentina. The objective was to ascertain how visitors related to the historical and archaeological heritage exhibited in the museum. This was done by analyzing 2027 visitor surveys during June and July 2011, which provided new information leading us to reflect, in critical museology, on the museum’s present and future work.