Gonçalves, Luís Jorge, 1962-Botelho, Sofia, 1986-2013-01-112013-01-112012http://hdl.handle.net/10451/7491Tese de mestrado, Museologia e museografia, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Belas Artes, 2012A tese possui um DVD com filmes que apenas poderá ser visualizado na Biblioteca da FBAUL : Cota CDA 116The preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage is related with the reality of the world globalization in which we live in. The consciousness of the existence of various cultures that coexist and do not annul one another, but on the contrary, enrich each other in constant mutation, inherent to the process of evolution, the reason for which there is na urge to preserve the various manifestations of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Conscious of the importance of the gathering of Intangible Cultural Heritage manifestations, complementary to the museographic speech, composed by elements of Tangible Heritage, the purpose of this work concerned several searches in Intangible Cultural Heritage, that complement part of the Regional Etnographic collection in the Carlos Machado Museum, in Ponta Delgada. Such gathering of information was accomplished in various parts of the Island of S. Miguel, for six months, during an internship at the Museum, approaching expressions associated to the eating habits of these people, namely old techniques of food preservation, as well as some traditional recipes. After the whole process of identification, research and processing of information, proceeded to the interpretation of this information concerning its relation to the Museum, always having in mind the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003), considering that the safeguard of these expressions cannot be accomplished only by its inventory. The present study approaches other forms of treating the Intangible Heritage in the Museum, concerning the museographic presentation of the gathering of expressions achieved, the aim of the Educative Service as a direct link between the Museum and the Public, it can lead and touch the community to the importance of patrimony and promote future research, also analising the part of Contemporary Art as an interpreter of Intangible Heritage in a museum contextporMuseu Carlos Machado (São Miguel, Açores)Património culturalPatrimónio imaterialEtnografiaGastronomiamaster thesis