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Unveiling the Use of Wide Horizontal Rim Vessels (Bronze Age Northwest Iberian Peninsula)

10 November 2022

The article delves into the analysis of Wide Horizontal Rim (WHR) vessels from the Bronze Age in the Northwest Iberian Peninsula, focusing on the organic residue found on these pottery artefacts. The study aims to uncover the composition and significance of the dark residues observed on the vessel’s inner wall, indicating past exposure to fire. By utilising Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) on powdered samples, the researchers identified a complex mixture of degraded ruminant fats and vegetable oil residues, suggesting the vessel’s use in containing a mixture that was subjected to

Italian Influence in a Portuguese Mannerist Painting (Part I): A New Palette with Original Orange and Green Pigments

7 November 2022

The article explores the unique palette used in a Portuguese painting from the 17th century. The painting, “The Descent from the Cross” by Pedro Nunes, showcases a rich array of pigments, including green earth and orange arsenic sulphide, which are distinctive to Portuguese art of that era. The study involved in-depth analysis of the paint layers to identify the specific pigments used by Nunes. Various techniques such as scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDX) and micro-Raman spectroscopy were employed to characterise the pigments. The analysis revealed the

Soft Power and Cultural Relations Approaches in International Heritage Protection

6 November 2022

This report analyses how, and to what extent, international heritage protection approaches can be understood from soft power and cultural relations perspectives. It compares the United Kingdom’s cultural heritage protection approaches globally to those of the United States, the Netherlands, and Norway. The quantitative analysis in the report demonstrates that although some aspects of cultural relations and soft power are mutually exclusive, there is also a significant overlap between the two approaches. The overlap between cultural relations and various forms of diplomacy can both strengthen and challenge foreign policy establishments

Get inspired! Culture: a driver for health and wellbeing in the EU

4 November 2022

Explore the transformative power of culture in enhancing health and well-being across the European Union through a comprehensive examination of various initiatives and projects. Delve into the intersection of art, psychology, music, and care for Alzheimer’s patients, showcasing how these diverse fields converge to benefit citizens’ lives. Discover the profound impact of culture on mental health and the initiatives driving policy changes at EU, national, regional, and local levels. Uncover the insights from the CultureForHealth report, shedding light on the connections between culture and health, subjective well-being, community well-being, and

Privilegiar a tecnologia ancestral da escuta

1 November 2022

In the third volume of the “Art and Community” notebooks series published by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, journalist Vanessa Rodrigues compiles the reflections of the international conference “Building Capacities: rethinking the social value of culture”, hosted at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation on 6 June 2022, in partnership with the European project Traction. Divided into seven chapters, the notebook summarises the ideas and practices discussed at the conference, reflects on experiences encountered, and emphasises “the social value of culture in building community capacities”, where discourse, action and civic participation shape policy

Tuning in to the ancestral technology of listening

1 November 2022

New approaches for the study of faience using beads from Southern Portugal

31 October 2022

A collection of 30 faience beads recovered from the Iron Age necropolis of Vinha das Caliças 4 (Beja, Portugal) was analysed in order to identify their production technology and provide insights into their possible provenance. The multi-analytical approach employed, combining laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), variable pressure scanning electron microscope coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (VP-SEM-EDS) and micro-X-ray diffraction (μ-XRD), highlights the difficulties that arise from the analysis of weathered faience objects, and which are augmented by their intrinsic heterogeneous nature. VP-SEM-EDS analysis and LA-ICP-MS mapping

O lugar da memória: Requalificação e musealização de locais simbólicos da ditadura portuguesa

21 October 2022

This thesis focuses on contemporary processes of requalification, musealization, or appropriation of a set of buildings associated with the Portuguese dictatorship, that lasted from 1926 to 1974. Based on ethnographic research conducted between 2016 and 2019, Joana Miguel Martins Santos de Almeida analyses the contemporary uses of the former Aljube prison and the subdelegation and prison of the political police in Porto, where the Aljube Museum Resistance and Freedom, and the Military Museum of Porto are currently located, as well as its national headquarters in Lisbon, requalified in democracy as

‘Beneath the storyline’: analysing the role and importance of filmin the preservation and development of Scottish heritage sites

11 October 2022

This article delves into the increasing integration of popular culture within the management of cultural heritage sites across Scotland. It explores how heritage professionals navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by a rising number of film and television productions seeking to use these sites as locations. Through in-depth interviews with fifteen professionals from diverse management levels and locations, the article identifies three primary approaches shaping the presentation and preservation of Scottish heritage. One approach highlighted is the utilitarian perspective, which underscores the economic benefits of accommodating filming at heritage sites.

A conservação e restauro numa estratégia integrada de salvaguarda do património cultural – contexto atual e perspetivas de futuro

6 October 2022

This Keynote speech describes a paradigm shift in concepts and political action in the cultural heritage sector, particularly visible in the guidelines and recommendations issued by the European Commission or the Council of the European Union. It acknowledges that, even though the legal framework and decisions relating to the management of cultural heritage are a responsibility of each member state, these European guidelines and recommendations inspire, promote and call for changes in mentality, purpose and the revision of current legal frameworks, areas of action, including funding vectors. In addition, it

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