Modelo de mediación museal participativa para la identidad neoleonesa, México

Abstract

With the aim of promoting participation and a sense of belonging, a diagnostic study was conducted among young visitors to the Pinacoteca de Nuevo León in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, a public venue dedicated to regional modern and contemporary art, in order to develop a model for participatory mediation. This study highlights the role played by a state art museum in providing spaces for reflection and strengthening cultural identity among young people. The problem addressed arises from the low participation of young audiences in the process of constructing ideas to generate different interpretations of the artistic works during tours of the exhibition halls. Documentary research on national and international models made it possible to construct diagnostic tools such as observations, questionnaires, and focus groups to evaluate the visitor experience. The results enabled the development of a participatory model of museum mediation entitled Nuevos Leones, in line with the mission of the venue. This model seeks to strengthen young people's cultural identity and their connection to the community, to promote critical interpretations, and to experience a meaningful and critical connection with the pieces and the space, based on individual and collective everyday experiences.