Social museology, collaborative art practices and the service-learning methodology: meeting points

Abstract

The following text presents a theoretical review of three different fields: social museology, collaborative artistic practices and the educational methodology of service learning, but with the common link of social action linked to education and culture. A situational analysis of each of the aforementioned fields is therefore carried out, focusing mainly on their drift in the current context. Subsequently, a number of lines of connection are proposed with the aim of being able to propose new strategies and methodologies, especially in terms of the relationship between museum spaces and other cultural, educational or social institutions. Social museology bases its concept, among other aspects, on a greater interrelation with the contexts in which museum spaces are located, so that optimising connections with artistic collectives that promote social action and the development of the environment can be of great interest. In turn, establishing bridges with educational institutions that are committed to raising awareness of the socio-cultural problems of a given context through the service-learning methodology can help museums to have an important position in the community.