Plano de gestão de riscos e salvaguarda de acervos: o caso dos museus no Estado do Ceará

Abstract

The risk management plan (PGR) and safeguarding in museums in the state of Ceará is the theme of the research. The general objective was to learn how risk management and safeguarding is being carried out in museums in Ceará. And to this end, the specifics were: identifying the applicability of risk management and safeguarding models in museum collections; verify the understanding of museum employees about risk management and safeguarding collections; and verify risk management and safeguarding actions in museums in Ceará. The methodology used in the research was a survey, of an exploratory nature, starting from a bibliographical research, to construct the theoretical framework and identify analytical

criteria. Data collection was carried out by sending an online questionnaire (during the COVID- 19 pandemic) to employees of museums in Ceará. Data analysis was carried out in a qualitative

and quantitative way based on the theoretical framework. The results indicate that most museums in Ceará do not have a risk management plan drawn up based on their collections, putting the majority of museums in potential danger. And the majority of employees at participating museums consider the use of the risk management plan to be relevant and are aware of what it refers to, despite few having a risk management plan and/or measures for their collections. It is concluded that despite the deficit in risk management (RM) in museums in Ceará, this is essential for museum heritage, as it contributes to the conservation and preservation of cultural assets.