Gabinete de yesos. Curaduría de colecciones y objetos obsoletos de la División Antropología del Museo de La Plata
; Bucci, Piero Javier
; Di Bastiano, Andrés Manuel ; Vázquez, Rolando Otros responsables
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06/2026
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Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto de Arqueología y Etnología
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Anales de Arqueología y Etnología
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0325-0288
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2591-3093
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Los museos de ciencias, desde sus comienzos, han incorporado una vasta cultura material para su estudio, exhibición y enseñanza, integrada por fotografías, dibujos, modelos, esculturas y réplicas que complementaban a las colecciones científicas en su rol educativo sobre la diversidad. Entre estos materiales se destacaron los objetos en yeso, de los cuales la División Antropología del Museo de La Plata conserva una considerable cantidad. Fueron, en distintos períodos, parte de la exhibición o permanecieron guardados en depósitos y, a comienzos del siglo XXI, gran parte del acervo se trasladó a un galpón ubicado fuera del edificio histórico, donde quedó expuesto a malas condiciones de conservación. Desde las perspectivas científicas y museográficas vigentes, estos objetos se volvieron obsoletos; sin embargo, constituyen patrimonio científico por su valor como vectores de conocimientos y por su importancia histórica tanto respecto de prácticas y representaciones científicas como de los saberes y experticias de sus productores. Nuestro objetivo es presentar el trabajo en curso de recuperación y resignificación de piezas de yeso –representaciones escultóricas, modelos y réplicas-. Proponemos acciones para su preservación y exponemos someramente líneas de estudios que muestran cómo, en el museo platense, la actividad científica se articuló con prácticas artísticas y artesanales, cuál fue el aporte de los preparadores locales, cómo las piezas fueron replicadas y circuladas hacia las aulas del propio museo y de otras instituciones educativas, qué transformaciones sufrió la exhibición de antropología física y cómo, frente a un público visitante diverso, este acervo se adoptaba, resignificaba o descartaba.
Since their inception, science museums have incorporated a vast material culture for study, exhibition, and teaching, comprising photographs, drawings, models, sculptures, and replicas that complemented the scientific collections in their role of educating about diversity. Among these materials, plaster objects are remarkable, of which the Anthropology Division of the Museo de La Plata preserves a considerable amount. At different times, they were part of the exhibition or remained in storage. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, a large part of the collection was moved to a warehouse located outside the historic building, where it was exposed to poor conservation conditions. From current scientific and museographic perspectives, these objects have become obsolete; however, they constitute scientific heritage due to their value as vectors of knowledge and their historical importance both in terms of scientific practices and representations and the knowledge and expertise of their producers. We aim to present the ongoing work of recovery and reinterpretation of plaster pieces—sculptural representations, models, and replicas. We propose actions for their preservation and briefly outline lines of study that show how, in the La Plata museum, scientific activity was linked to artistic and craft practices, which was the contribution of local technicians, how pieces were replicated and circulated to the museum's classrooms and other educational institutions, which transformations the Physical Anthropology exhibition underwent, and how, considering the heterogeneity of museum’s visitors, this collection was adopted, reinterpreted or discarded.
Since their inception, science museums have incorporated a vast material culture for study, exhibition, and teaching, comprising photographs, drawings, models, sculptures, and replicas that complemented the scientific collections in their role of educating about diversity. Among these materials, plaster objects are remarkable, of which the Anthropology Division of the Museo de La Plata preserves a considerable amount. At different times, they were part of the exhibition or remained in storage. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, a large part of the collection was moved to a warehouse located outside the historic building, where it was exposed to poor conservation conditions. From current scientific and museographic perspectives, these objects have become obsolete; however, they constitute scientific heritage due to their value as vectors of knowledge and their historical importance both in terms of scientific practices and representations and the knowledge and expertise of their producers. We aim to present the ongoing work of recovery and reinterpretation of plaster pieces—sculptural representations, models, and replicas. We propose actions for their preservation and briefly outline lines of study that show how, in the La Plata museum, scientific activity was linked to artistic and craft practices, which was the contribution of local technicians, how pieces were replicated and circulated to the museum's classrooms and other educational institutions, which transformations the Physical Anthropology exhibition underwent, and how, considering the heterogeneity of museum’s visitors, this collection was adopted, reinterpreted or discarded.
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