Porta de Boate: Memórias Dissidentes em Exposição

This study presents a museological and exhibition design proposal for the reinstallation of the exhibition Porta de Boate: Dissident Memories on Display, originally organized by Acervo Bajubá in 2023. The research is grounded in the recognition of the drag and gender-performance culture and São Paulo’s LGBTQIAPN+ nightlife culture as important spaces for memory production, sociability, belonging, and cultural resistance. The objective is to develop an exhibition proposal for the Museum of Sexual Diversity, integrating curatorial, exhibition design, educational, and communication strategies. The research is characterized as applied, qualitative, and exploratory, employing documentary analysis, case study methodology, territorial mapping, semi-structured interviews, and the analysis of museological references. The theoretical framework is based on the principles of Social Museology, Queer Museology, and studies on memory, heritage, community archives, and representation. As a result, an integrated proposal was developed, comprising a curatorial project, exhibition design project, visual communication plan, and educational program aimed at preserving and disseminating the memories of São Paulo’s transformative performance culture and LGBTQIAPN+ nightlife. The proposal incorporates accessibility measures, social participation strategies, and cultural mediation practices, seeking to expand historically marginalized representations and strengthen museological practices committed to diversity and memory justice. It is concluded that the reinstallation of the exhibition may contribute to the preservation and valorization of these memories, reaffirming their significance as cultural heritage and as a legitimate field of knowledge production.

Keywords: Social Museology. Queer Museology. LGBTQIAPN+ Memory. Transformative Performance Art. Community Archives.