Resumen:
This research aims to analyze the artworks ensemble belonging to the collection of the
Arquivo-Museu de Literatura Brasileira, of the Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa, from a
preservationist approach. The analysis done on the literary collection tried to show that the
treatment of artistic objects should take into account the hybrid reality of the department. The
differences regarding to the understanding, classification and description of the work of art
from an archival or museological view corresponds directly to the way in which it is
preserved and disseminated. Based on this analysis, conservation and dissemination strategies
were suggested and discussed with the purpose of promoting the preservation of the artistic
ensemble in the department. The study carried out is based on the premise that critical
reflexive research in the cultural heritage preservation field constitutes the basis for an
improvement in the actions aimed at safeguarding cultural assets.
