Cultural Rights and Museums in the District of Cartagena: dialogue and coexistence scenarios

Abstract

At present, cultural rights have acquired a crucial incidence in an increasingly globalized society, where culture is constantly changing and evolving. Cultural rights have allowed the materialization of the guarantee that all people have the opportunity to participate fully in the cultural life of the territory, in addition to protecting the cultural heritage of the nation. This article aims to analyze the state of access to cultural rights and reflect on the museums of Cartagena as scenarios for dialogue and coexistence, through socio-legal research with a qualitative approach through critical analysis of tools such as the mapping of museums in the District of Cartagena and studies of citizen perception of non-governmental organizations and governmental actions, allowed to evidence the great challenges that the city has to promote the equitable access of all its inhabitants to cultural rights and the valuation of local heritage, thus allowing museum entities to contribute to the construction of spaces for dialogue and coexistence for peace in our territories, in the search for social and cultural transformation.