Description:
Congress of Education and Museums.
Ciudad del Saber and the Network of Visitor Centers and Museums of the Interoceanic Region of Panama, presented the second edition of the Congress of Education and Museums, October 18, 2018, under the title
The Museum Behind the Scenes
(El museo tras bastidores), with the objective of strengthening the work of museums and the capacities of the professionals who are part of them.
This congress aims to create a space for the exchange of local experiences, dialogue and collaboration between professionals from the various disciplines that make up the museums and visitor centres. In order to advance the museums of the 21st century, which are changing, our institutions must be prepared, turning them into significant spaces for society, being agents of impact and development through knowledge.
Dr. Julia Mayo, from the El Caño Foundation, presented the experience of the El Caño Archaeological Project and directed the
workshop: Digital tools to manage collections,
in which she showed the digital tool OdA, used in this project, and its potential to manage and enhance the cultural and educational activities of museums.