Art museums, from colonial practices to the challenges of the digital turn

Abstract

The art museums, which carry in their genesis the seeds of the practices of colonial domination, presented considerable resistance to the different types of plurality and inclusion, among them those promoted by the use of the internet. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing imposed for its control, a digital shift occurred, which poses great challenges in this institutional scenario. We propose an analysis of these changes, pointing out the emerging and countless possibilities that are evident and the great risks to be faced.