Memories in motion. The experience of the Mobile Museum of La Randa

Biographies, genealogies, environment and networked bodies

Authors

Keywords:

Randa, identity, memory, mobile museum.

Abstract

In this paper we present the work process, the reasons, desires, and motivations that led us to accompany the Lacemakers of El Cercado in the creation of the Mobile Lace Museum in the Province of Tucumán, Argentina. To this end we explore the themes addressed in each of the four editions held to date: Lacemakers' Autobiographies, Lacemakers' Hands Weaving Memories, Our Lace Garden, and Lacemakers' Textures. Through these projects we analyze the power of artisanal authorship and the reinterpretations that the mobile museum's travels generate in the world of art, crafts, and design. Each edition involved delving into the topics that concerned its creators. The practice undertaken sought to address these concerns through collective work. 

Author Biographies

Lucila Galíndez, Ente Cultural de Tucumán, Government of Tucumán Instituto CERPACU, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National University of Tucumán (UNT)

Born in Buenos Aires and based for many years in the province of Tucumán. She is a Professor in Anthropological Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and Specialist in Cultural Studies at the National University of Santiago del Estero (UNSE). Account with postgraduates in Social Psychology by the National University of Tucumán (UNT), Cultural Management by the National University of Córdoba (UNC) and Trainings in Public Cultural Management by the Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación and in Industrias Culturales by the Consejo Federal de Inversiones. She currently works as Cultural Manager at the Directorate of Creative Industries and Interior of the Cultural Entity of Tucumán, from where she works especially with the Crafts sector. He also works as a Lecturer at the higher level and is a member of the CERPACU Institute -Centro de Rescate y Revalorización del Patrimonio Cultural de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (UNT).

Alejandra Mizrahí, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the National University of Tucumán (UNT)

Degree in Arts from the National University of Tucumán (UNT) and Doctorate in Philosophy from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). He currently works as a professor in the Clothing and Textile Design career at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the National University of Tucumán. I have participated in numerous artistic residencies and individual and collective exhibitions. His work is part of the permanent collections of public and private museums, as well as numerous private collections in Argentina. It is represented by the Galería de Sousa.

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2026-01-31

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Galíndez, L., & Mizrahí, A. (2026). Memories in motion. The experience of the Mobile Museum of La Randa: Biographies, genealogies, environment and networked bodies. Memorias Disidentes. Revista De Estudios críticos Del Patrimonio, Archivos Y Memorias, 3(5), 104–125. Retrieved from https://ojs.unsj.edu.ar/index.php/Mdis/article/view/1440

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Vol. 3 No. 5 (2026): Handicrafts. Sensitive art from the margins

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