Presentation APCM conference

1. 1º Meeting Portuguese Association of House Museums
25 September 2015, Casa dos Patudos
A well-told story
Maria Vlachou

2. House Museums range from castle to
cottages, from all periods. The
interpretation of house museums
includes historic, architectural,
cultural, artistic and social information.
DEMHIST

3. Designed by architect Fiel Viterbo,
the construction of this large
residence started in 1923 and was
completed in 1925. Built on two
floors, in an eclectic style with
strong hints of Portuguese Joanine
Baroque, it is crowned with a large
and very beautiful octagonal tower,
elegantly fenestrated..
The collection fits the home
environment and is directed to a
personal and social life, always
headed by a criterion of excellence
and a prime foray into some
specific areas such as watches
and China porcelain.
Plates grisaille
(3)
Qing Dynasty,
Qianlong Reign
(1736-1795)
c. 1740-50
Oil painting on wood,
depicting a naked
woman with her hair
caught, looking back.
The background is
created with several
strokes in dark shades of
blue, green and brown.

4. Interpretation is neither facts nor
literary fiction, but revelation
through information.
Freeman Tilden
“Interpreting our Heritage”

5. Palácio Nacional da Ajuda

6. Palácio Nacional da Ajuda

7. Palácio Nacional da Ajuda

8. Palácio Nacional da Ajuda

9. Barry and Gail Lord
“The manual of museum exhibitions”

10. “‘Houses, however resplendent, are
part of everyone’s common
experience.”
Rosanna Pavoni,
“Towards a definition and typology of historic house
museums” (2003)

11. Tammsaare Museum, Tallinn, Estonia

12. Anton HansenTammsaare
Truth and Justice

13. Tammsaare Museum

14. Tammsaare Museum

15. Tammsaare Museum

16. Tammsaare Museum

17. “Relevance is relative
and relational. It's the
extent to which a thing
is connected to
something that
matters.”
Nina Simon, “Meditations on relevance”
Blog Museum 2.0

18. Relevance
Professional context:
utility
Personal context:
meaning
Nina Simon, “Meditations on relevance”
Blog Museum 2.0

19. I wish to communicate:
With whom?
Why?
What?

20. Obrigada!
mariavlachou.pt@gmail.com
Blog: Musing on Culture