Research

The museum's main lines of basic research are the review and investigation of documents and materials concerning the collections, as well as the production and selection of the content for the museum's exhibitions and publications. Dialogue and collaboration with networks of specialised national and international museums, as well as the treatment of oral and physical sources of memory, also constitute a fundamental part of the museum's research.

ETHNOLOGIC AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE OBSERVATORY (OPEI)

One of the Museu Etnològic i de Cultures del Món's lines of work is participation in this network of ethnology museums for research into heritage, with the aim of carrying out various activities related to the conservation, research and dissemination of Catalonia's ethnological heritage.

Within this context of shared experiences and initiatives among participating members, the museum collaborates with the General Directorate of Popular Culture and the Valencia Ethnology Museum on the construction of an ethnological thesaurus, which will be a useful tool for dealing with heritage inventories.

Link to the OPEI

NETWORK OF CATALAN ETHNOLOGY MUSEUMS

The Museu Etnològic i de Cultures del Món has been a member of the Network of Catalan Ethnology Museums since 2008. The network's main aim is to develop a voluntary network that makes it possible to coordinate common policies for protecting and disseminating heritage, as well as territorial training and the revitalisation of elements making up ethnological heritage.

The network's functions are those established in Museums 2030. Plan for Catalan Museums, and are mainly focused on the collective preservation, documentation, research, knowledge and dissemination of the collections and ethnological heritage of the network's member museums.

Link to the  Xarxa de Museus d’Etnologia