Aug 31, 2026 | Highlights, News
The IHC is one of the hosting institutions of the 8th International Conference on Public History, organised by the International Federation for Public History (IFPH), which will take place for the first time in Lisbon, under the theme ‘The Public History of Difficult...
Jul 27, 2026 | Highlights, News
In partnership with the Monument to the Discoveries / Lisboa Cultura, the IHC has launched the call for entries for the fifth edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, which aims to “to honour an article of historical research that deals with any topic or issue relating to...
Apr 23, 2026 | Highlights, News
Report by Rita Hasse Ferreira / Photos by Diana Barbosa ‘It is very important to keep the history of democracy in Portugal very much in the public eye,’ says historian Fernando Rosas, who turned 80 on 18 April. Honoured on 20 April at NOVA FCSH, where he...
Feb 6, 2026 | Highlights, Uncategorized
Cultures of Fire Deadline: 30 September 2026 Fire occupies a central and ambivalent place in the history of humankind. Conceived as one of the four classical elements and mythologically represented as a gift wrested from the gods, it lies at the foundation of human...
Dec 2, 2025 | Highlights, News
The IHC has launched a new programme, History is at School! [A História está na Escola!], which in 2026 will be dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic. The overall aim of the programme is to familiarise students at different...
Nov 14, 2025 | Highlights, News
Continuing our programme of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of 25 April 1974, in 2026 we wish to mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the 1976 Democratic Constitution, which enshrines decentralisation, democratisation and the extension of the powers...
