This paper aims at discussing the curatorial proceedings followed in the physical conservation and cataloguing of Militão Augusto de Azevedo's photographic collection (acquired in 1996 by the Museu Paulista da Universiaade de São Paulol. Some aspects of the methooological approach are analysed in order to highlight a specific concept of curatorship, in which documentation, conservation and educational tasks are guided by research.
Historical Museum; Photograph; 19º Century