Entre a preservação e o esquecimento: desafios da Coleção Ceres do MIS-CE

Abstract

This study analyzes the challenges faced by the Museum of Image and Sound of Ceará (MIS-CE) in preserving the Ceres Collection, a set of audiovisual records of significant historical and cultural value. The main objective is to understand the factors that place this collection at risk of being forgotten, despite its patrimonial importance, and to reflect on the limitations of public and institutional policies in the field of collective memory preservation. The methodology used was exclusively bibliographic, based on authors who discuss memory, cultural heritage, critical museology, and preservation policies. The analysis revealed that although the Ceres Collection has symbolic and documentary relevance, its conservation is hindered by technical, institutional, and financial obstacles, as well as the lack of effective strategies for appreciation and accessibility. It is concluded that the permanence of audiovisual memory in museum spaces depends not only on the materiality of media, but mainly on political decisions and the recognition of the cultural value of the records that compose a people's history.