Discusses the emergence of the new museum and its function as custody the heritage and national memory. Highlights the extent to which such notions of preservation, celebration and pageantry of fantastic contributed towards the public away from these institutions. This disposition would eventually contribute to the crisis of value and social meanings of the museum in relation to society. Likewise, it appears that the design of a paradigmatic transformation began performing from the discussions that took place in Santiago Round Table, 1972. This is an epistemological investigation that supports an exploratory study in the context of Museology and Information Science. As a result, it is emphasized that museums demonstrate concepts and practices in metamorphosis and it is focused on promoting citizenship in the appreciation and preservation of cultural and environmental heritage, in universal access to information and inter-institutional exchange.
Mesa Redonda de Santiago; New Museum; Information Society