EDUCATIONAL ACTION AND INFORMATION LITERACY

COLLECTIONS, MEMORY AND MUSEUMS IN PADIM

Abstract

This work presents an experience report on the educational activity entitled "Memory, Collection and Museum in PADIM", carried out within the Digital, Information, Media and Literary Literacy Program for Adolescent Women in Mozambique and Brazil (PADIM), an international research and extension project conducted between 2024 and 2026. The project focuses on the development of multiple competencies, including digital, information, media, and literary competencies, as well as female empowerment. The objective of the activity was to introduce the field and undergraduate program of Museology to the young female participants of the project. The methodology is characterized as applied, qualitative, and exploratory, adopting a case study as its technical procedure. The activity was carried out with the third group of participants in Belo Horizonte. The educational practice was inspired by an activity previously conducted at the Museu Mineiro, aiming to present the origins of museums through the formation of collections and to highlight the importance of preserving memory.The results demonstrated the students' engagement and interest throughout the activity and also revealed the relationship between Museum Education and Information Literacy. In conclusion, the educational activity achieved its objectives by demonstrating the possibility of dialogue between Museology and Information Literacy.