Social museology in ethnic contexts: a reflection on collaborative research with the inga y kamëntsá peoples of the Sibundoy Valley (Colombia)

Abstract

Between 2018 and 2019, we developed a collaborative research project in the Sibundoy Valley (Putumayo), in which we explored the possibilities offered by social museology as an emerging and inclusive museum proposal. This article reflects on the experience of developing a collaborative curatorship, built on the workshops held in San Andrés and San Francisco councils, based on a missional photographic corpus compiled in different national and international archives. The article analyzes this methodology and its relevance for constructing participatory research in sociology and history.

Keywords
Photography of missions; Social museology; Collaborative research; Inga and Kamëntsá peoples