MINOM-Portugal in Portuguese contemporary museology

The MINOM – International Movement for a New Museology is, in Portugal, an example of associative longevity, of critical mass aggregation and of inspiring reflection for museum practice and museological theory.
It is a critical Movement with a social base and territorial impact, reasoned on the relationship with Social Museology and Sociomuseology, which are part of its basic philosophy and characteristics.
In a process of self-criticism and in an attempt to overcome the immobility of the Portuguese associative movement, MINOM-Portugal recently defined its action strategies to accompany the 21st century social changes and the consequent adaptation needs of museology and museums.

Key words: Social Museology; sociomuseology; associativism