A Museology of Proximity: Heritage, Community, and Artistic Encounters in Livingston (Guatemala) A Conversation between Camila Caris Seguel and Sebastián Eduardo Dávila

Abstract

Our conversation explores popular art collections in community museums, based on Camila Caris Seguel’s work in Livingston, Guatemala. Challenging state-centered heritage models, she advocates a museology of proximity through the virtual Museo del Mundo and Centro de Encuentros Culturales, redefining museums as spaces for artistic encounters and systems of exchange and remuneration with Garífuna communities and artists.

Keywords: Collections, Popular art, Artistic Encounters, Garífuna Nation, Proximity Museology