
Under giants
Oct 24, 2019 | Chapters, Publications

Under giants: technical challenges and scientific accuracy in exhibits
- Mariana Galera Soler, Maria de Fátima Nunes & Maria Margaret Lopes
- Web of Knowledge: A Look into the Past, Embracing the Future
- Sara Albuquerque, Teresa Ferreira, Maria de Fátima Nunes, Ana Cardoso de Matos and António Candeias (Eds.)
- 2019
- Évora / Faro: Universidade de Évora / Sílabas & Desafios
- Language: English
- ISBN: 978-989-8842-41-1
- 40-44
Skeletons and models of whales are common in natural history museums exhibitions. From a set of European and American cases this type of display became an analysis tool for scientific and curatorial practices. We advocate for the idea of exhibit design as a space for exchange of meanings and circulation of knowledge, practices and professionals. The fat of whale bodies poses challenges when it comes to the display of these giants’ collections and to the conservation of their skeletons. Natural history museums have accepted these challenges as a proof of scientific authority and technical capacity.
About the book:
The International Multidisciplinary Congress – Web of Knowledge: A look into the Past, embracing the Future was held by IHC-CEHFCi, HERCULES Laboratory and CIDEHUS, University of Évora and took place in Évora, Portugal, from 17 to 19 May 2018.1 The Congress brought together researchers and scientists from different backgrounds intersecting the Exact Sciences with the Social Sciences revealing the visible and invisible networks. By fostering the exchange of knowledge and experiences in the study of the past, the Congress laid the framework for the present day science on which to map the future Web of Knowledge. A high-quality scientific programme was prepared, joining together experts from different fields covering a wide range of topics from Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities to Science and Technology. As a result of the quality of the panels and debates, the Organizing Committee decided to publish a digital and open access volume with blind peer-reviewed papers. This volume publishes a total of thirty-five contributions which reflect the innovative and multidisciplinary research occurring at the moment in different fields of knowledge, promoting visibility and networks of knowledge.
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Workshop organised by the IHC's Digital Humanities Lab as part of its collaboration with the project WSD Roadmap — Western Sephardic Diaspora
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Workshop organised by the IHC’s Digital Humanities Lab as part of its collaboration with the project WSD Roadmap — Western Sephardic Diaspora Roadmap.
Introdução ao Omeka S
No dia 29 de Novembro, o Laboratório de Humanidades Digitais organizará, juntamente com o projeto WSD Roadmap, a Oficina Introdução ao Omeka S, conduzida por Joana Vieira Paulino. Esta iniciativa insere-se no workshop final do projeto, “Unlocking Diaspora Archives”.
A oficina decorrerá entre as 9h e as 13h00, na sala B201 da Torre B da NOVA FCSH, na Avenida de Berna.
A inscrição é gratuita mas sujeita ao limite de vagas.
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(Quarta-feira) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Institute of Contemporary History and CHAM - Centre for the Humanities, NOVA FCSH, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

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Second session of the 2023-2024 cycle of the History and Image Workshop. Off-campus session with Leonor Sá. Visita comentada ao Museu de Polícia Judiciária A segunda
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Second session of the 2023-2024 cycle of the History and Image Workshop. Off-campus session with Leonor Sá.
Visita comentada ao Museu de Polícia Judiciária
A segunda Oficina História e Imagem do ano lectivo 2023-2024 será uma visita comentada pela Leonor Sá do Museu de Polícia Judiciária (salas de reserva e Arquivo Histórico Fotográfico do Museu).
A visita terá lugar na quarta-feira, 29 de Novembro, das 10h30 às 12h30. O Museu de Polícia Judiciária fica localizado em Loures, na Rua Francisco José Purificação Chaves, nº8.
A visita é limitada a 15 pessoas, pelo que é necessário que as pessoas interessadas façam a sua inscrição para o email oficinahistoriaeimagem@gmail.com até a sexta-feira, dia 24 de Novembro.
Existe a possibilidade de organizar um transporte (carro + motorista) para oito pessoas, com partida às 9h45 de Lisboa, por isso, no acto da inscrição, deverão indicar se necessitam de transporte. As restantes pessoas inscritas, se assim o desejarem, podem juntar-se ao grupo que se reunirá na estação do Campo Grande, às 09h30, para se deslocarem até ao Museu em transportes públicos.
Para mais informações: oficinahistoriaeimagem@gmail.com
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(Quarta-feira) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Institute of Contemporary History — NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities and Judicial Police Museum
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