title: [The sea in the museum: a perspective on education at aquariums].
abstract: The musealization of the sea, today spearheaded by aquariums and oceanariums, encapsulated man's relationship with these environments and the techniques used to explore them and keep organisms alive in captivity. Recognizing the combined roles of research and entertainment at aquariums, some aspects of their constitution over time are analyzed, especially the education and communication dimensions they have focused on more in recent times. For this purpose, we investigate in detail a Brazilian institution, Ubatuba Aquarium, indicating how its musealization incorporates clear intentions to promote education and communication in subjects from the realms of zoology, ecology and conservation.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de São Paulo, União das Instituições Educacionais do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maurício de Mattos
authors.initials: Mde M
authors.lastname: Salgado
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Educação, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marandino
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004463:Ecology / Q000193:education; D008386:Marine Biology / Q000193:education*; D009144:Museums; D015046:Zoology / Q000193:education