The IHC was one of the proposing institutions of the project Archiving Theatre, that aims to identify, map, and assess the situation of theater archives in Portugal, in order to establish a plan of good practices involving a network of institutions.
With several national partners, including the National Theatres Dona Maria II and São João or the National Museum of Theatre and Dance, and having as a starting point two archives donated to the Center for Theatre Studies (the archives of the Cornucopia Theatre and of Mário Barradas), the project will seek to deepen the analysis of public and private conservation policies, in order to promote the preservation, accessibility and study of theatrical archives. It also wants to contribute to the discussion about the role of the archive in the construction of memory in the performing arts.
Coordinated by Maria João Brilhante (Center for Theatre Studies — FLUL) and by IHC researcher Ana Bigotte Vieira, this was one of the projects funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology under the annual project competition. It will be developed over three years.
Picture: São João National Theatre, Porto (Credit: Associação de Turismo do Porto e Norte. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
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Mélanie Toulhoat was invited to join the DEGESUD team — Decentering the “sciences of childhood” -
New research contracts: four in the Junior category and four in the Assistant category -
Statement of condolence from the Boards of IHC, IEM and CHAM -
Note of condolence on the passing of researcher Cristina Nogueira -
Quintino Lopes was invited to act as an expert reviewer in the ERC Consolidator Grants 2025 competition -
The FCT has approved funding for the IPHAS exploratory project -
The IHC will participate in ERN with four activities for all ages -
The first issue of the journal was published in July 2015 -
He was appointed Deputy Director for Planning and Infrastructures -
RESONANCE is coordinated by Hélia Marçal -
He was one of the personalities honoured by Porto City Council -
The PETROSINES project was one of the six History projects that received funding from the FCT -
Statement from the team of the project FILMASPORA -
VINCULUM's application received an Honourable Mention in the European Union Prize for Citizen Science 2025 -
The book on the history of the national printing industry was the Gold Winner in the Editorial Design —... -
The paper by Quintino Lopes, Francisco de Lacerda, and Ana Simões, was the 2025 winner. -
Irene Flunser Pimentel was one of the personalities honoured ‘for her outstanding contribution to culture’. -
Miguel Carmo and José Filipe Costa worked on the film ‘I Only Rest in the Storm’ -
‘Angola: Saberes em movimento’ at the Frei Manuel do Cenáculo National Museum
