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Audiences of visits scheduled to the Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: contributions from records to museum management

2024; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO; Linguagem: Inglês

10.52192/1984-3917.2024v17n1p239-255

1984-3917

Adriana Mortara Almeida, Nilzilene Imaculada Lucindo, Edilene Avelar, Luidy Santos, Rayssa Nunes,

Business and Management Studies

The text presents an analysis of records of scheduling group visits to the Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (MHNJB-UFMG) in the years 2018 and 2019. As a research source, records from the area of scheduling of the Educational Sector. From the analysis undertaken, it was possible to highlight the profile of these groups, requested educational itineraries and visit objectives. The data collected was categorized, organized, processed and interpreted. The results indicated that 86.8% of the institutions that requested the visit carried it out. The greatest demand for the MHNJB-UFMG is from schoolchildren, 86.1%, with emphasis on public education institutions and students enrolled in the initial years of Elementary School. Most scheduled groups come from the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte and the most requested educational itinerary was the Circuito História Natural - Natural History Circuit. Within the scope of non-school institutions, the private sector segment was the one that most attended. School visits are concentrated from Tuesdays to Fridays. The data collected is useful for the management of the MHNJB-UFMG, as it makes it possible to review registration processes and highlight possible demands to propose actions aimed at these visitors, after knowing their motivations and expectations when making the appointment.