Dr Bruno Brulon Soares
Lecturer in Museum and Heritage Studies
Biography
I am a museologist and anthropologist trained in Brazil, and my research interests have focused on the relationships of museums with the living and the political uses of heritage. I have a Ph.D. in Anthropology (2012) and another in Contemporary History (2019) both from Universidade Federal Fluminense, and an MA in Museology and Heritage Studies (2008) from Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
I am currently a Lecturer in Museum and Heritage Studies in the School of Art History. Prior to joining St Andrews I was Professor of Museology and Heritage Studies at Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2013-2022) and I was Chair of the International Committee for Museology of ICOM, the International Council of Museums (2019-2022).
Research areas
I am a museologist and anthropologist trained in Brazil, and my research interests have focused on the relationships of museums with the living and the political uses of heritage. My previous works focused on community-based museums in South America and Europe, with a particular interest for decolonisation of museum theory and practices. Some of my research projects have analysed the history of museums and museology, the development of the New museology movement and the reappropriation of colonial heritage in museums. Between 2020 and 2022, acting as co-Chair of the Standing Committee for the Museum Definition (ICOM Define), I coordinated the global participatory project that led to the approval of a new museum definition adopted by the International Council of Museums in August 2022.
PhD supervision
- Renato Trotta
- Patricia Lopez Sanchez Cervantes
Selected publications
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Arriving at the current museum definition: a global task and a decentralising exercise
Bonilla-Merchav, L. & Brulon Soares, B., 24 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Museum International. 74, 3-4, p. 134-147 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decolonisation
Brulon Soares, B., 5 Apr 2023, Dictionary of museology. Mairesse, F. (ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 123-123 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Editorial: towards decolonisation
Brulon Soares, B. & Witcomb, A., 24 Jul 2023, In: Museum International. 74, 3-4, p. iv-xiResearch output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Nouvelle muséologie
Brulon Soares, B., 5 Apr 2023, Dictionary of museology. Mairesse, F. (ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 388-391 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Open access
Muséologie expérimentale d’images insoumises: la collection de photographies de Luiz Claudio da Silva au musée des Expulsions
Brulon Soares, B., Fernandes Peixinho, L. & Rubio, P. (Translator), 30 Nov 2022, In: Brésil(s). Sciences humaines et sociales . 22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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O peso da leveza: a invenção de Alberto Santos Dumont
Brulon Soares, B., 2023, Sao Paulo: Alameda. 585 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Decolonising the museum? Community experiences in the periphery of the ICOM museum definition
Brulon Soares, B., 1 Jul 2021, In: Curator: The Museum Journal. 64, 3, p. 439-455 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pensar os museus: Mito, história, tradição
Brulon Soares, B., 2023, Rio de Janeiro: Nau Editora.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Towards a reflexive museology: the history of ICOFOM and the creation of a contemporary discipline for museum theory
Brulon Soares, B., 2021, Theory of museology: main schools of thought 1960-2000. Tzortzaki, D. & Keramidas, S. (eds.). Athens: Norwegian Institute at Athens, p. 139-162 24 p. (Papers and monographs from the Norwegian Institute at Athens; vol. 13).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Postcolonial (museum)
Brulon Soares, B., 5 Apr 2023, Dictionary of museology. Mairesse, F. (ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 435-439 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary