General aims/Goals/Objective

The ultimate objective of DocumentandO Museu IberoamericaNO Working Group (DOMINO) is to contribute to the ICOM DOCUMENTATION mission by conducting a thorough diagnosis of the state of museum documentation in the Ibero – American region. This includes:

• continuous improvement and implementation of surveys to assess the state of documentation,
• developing strategies to promote best practices,
• encouraging the adoption of documentation standards, and facilitating the exchange of knowledge, methodologies, and realities within the Ibero – American professional network,
• fostering communication and training initiatives tailored to this context.

Strategic Objectives

• Make ICOM DOCUMENTATION’s materials and tools accessible to the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking community.
• Network-building in the Ibero – American region.
• Engagement and collaboration with other committees.
• Conduct data collection on museum documentation in the region.

Present projects/Resources in process

• Documentation in Museums of Ibero-America: 2nd Survey.
• DOCUMENTATION materials for update and translation: Fact Sheet #1, #2, #3, Principles of Museum Documentation, CIDOC Guidelines.
• Integrating new professionals.
• Adaptation of terminological glossaries.

Materials

In 2021, the DOMINO Working Group of ICOM DOCUMENTATION proposed different actions to learn about the reality of documentation practice within the region’s museums. A survey was carried out between August 2022 and March 2022, which received 138 responses. The result was the study Documentation in the Museums of Ibero-America.

Español – Enlace al documento – Registro en el archivo de ICOM
Português – Link para documento – Link para arquivo ICOM
Français – Résumé du rapport – Inscription dans les archives de l’ICOM
English – Summary report – Permalink to the ICOM archive

History

The Working Group originated at the Annual Conference of the International Committee for Documentation (former CIDOC) held in Crete, 2018. During the conference, two key observations were made: firstly, that the work of ICOM DOCUMENTATION was primarily carried out in English, with only some translations available in French and Spanish. Secondly, It was noted that the Ibero-American museum community had little engagement with the Committee (which is also reflected in a smaller membership from the region compared to European countries). Therefore, the following were identified:

1. To disseminate the advancements and tools developed in ICOM DOCUMENTATION to the Spanish and Portuguese speaking community.

2. To serve as a linguistic bridge to facilitate the exchange of specialized knowledge, thereby enriching the international community.

The group was formed by professionals from the region who support the harmonization of collection documentation through the implementation of standards and best practices. Furthermore, it serves as a means to give voice to the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking museum community regarding the specific documentation situation in the region. For more details, please refer to the article in the Newsletter 2018.

Participants and contact

domino.cidoc[at]gmail.com

César Huiza (🇵🇪 Peru) – Chair
Marcela Covarrubias (🇨🇱 Chile) – Co-Chair
Beatriz Tarré (🇨🇺 Cuba) – Co-Chair
Trilce Navarrete (🇳🇱 Netherlands)
Paula Casajús (🇦🇷 Argentina)
Juliana Alves (🇵🇹 Portugal)
Juliana Monteiro (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Ana Álvarez (🇪🇸 Spain)
Pedro Ángeles (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Ana Inés Vivarés (🇦🇷 Argentina)
Oscar Gaona (🇨🇴 Colombia)
Natalia Cisneros (🇵🇪 Peru)
Mariel Carrubba (🇦🇷 Argentina)
Clarisse Rosa (🇧🇷 Brazil)