Olga Matos is Associate Professor of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, an integrated researcher at Lab2PT, University of Minho (Portugal) and researcher at REMIT, Portucalense University. She got her PhD in Archaeology, in 2003, with collaboration of Coimbra University (Portugal). Her interests include Cultural Heritage, Cultural Landscape and Territory Culture, Interpretation and Management of Archaeological Sites and Monuments and Creative Tourism. In the last years, she has conducted research, projects and consultancy within various special interest areas, including Interpretation, Museum Studies and Archaeological Sites and designed post-graduation and masters concerned Interpretation of Archaeological Sites, Cultural Landscapes and Monuments. Between 2010 and 2015, she has been the Coordinator of the Master in “Innovative Tourism and Development”.
Read full resume ↓

Personal identification

Full name
Olga Matos

Citation names

  • Matos, Olga

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7E17-6CF3-7278
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4768-5508

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - History and Archaeology - Archaeology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Degree Classification
2003
Concluded
 História, Especialidade de Arqueologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
"Subsídios para a História da Valorização do Património Arqueológico em Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom com Distinção e Louvor
2003
Concluded
 Letras (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Arqueologia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
"Subsídios para a História da Valorização do Património Arqueológico em Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1991
Concluded
 Museologia e Conservazione e Restauro delle Opere d'Arte (Postgraduate Certificate)
Università Internazionale dell’Arte di Firenze, Italy
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada
1988
Concluded
 História- Variante Arqueologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/11 - Current Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2016 - 2024/10 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2015 - 2017 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2008 - 2013 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar Cultura Espaço e Memória, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar Cultura Espaço e Memória, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013 - 2015 Conselho pedagógico Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Coordenação ou direção de centro de investigação, departamento ou equivalente Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007 - 2007 CITCEM Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar Cultura Espaço e Memória, Portugal
1986/10/01 - 1988/05/01 Colaboração nos Laboratórios de Conservação e Restauro do Museu Monográfico de Conímbriga. Monitorização das Ruínas de Conímbriga. Estudo da colecção das Moedas das Escavações de Sellium (Tomar) Museu Monográfico de Conimbriga, Portugal

Contract

Designation Funders
2016/11 - 2019/11 CREATOUR: Creative Tourism Destination Development in Small Cities and Rural Areas
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016437
 European Commission

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Olga Matos. "O Burro e o Gaiteiro". Portugal, 2020.
    10.14195/978-989-26-2183-8
  2. Remoaldo, Paula; Olga, Matos; Freitas, Isabel Vaz de; Hélder da Silva, Lopes; Ribeiro, Vitor; Ricardo, Côja; Miguel, Pereira. "Good and not-so-good practices in creative tourism networks and platforms: an international review". Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.
Conference paper
  1. Remoaldo, Paula; Matos, Olga; Gôja, Ricardo; Xavier, Carla; Duxbury, Nancy. "Activities and practices in creative tourism: examples of international institutions". 2019.
  2. Matos, Olga; Remoaldo, Paula; Alves, Juliana; Gôja, Ricardo; Freitas, Isabel Vaz de; Ribeiro, Vítor; Miguel, Pereira. "The practices of creative tourism in urban and rural areas at international level". 2019.
  3. Matos, Olga; Remoaldo, Paula; Alves, Juliana; Gôja, Ricardo; Freitas, Isabel Vaz de; Ribeiro, Vítor; Miguel, Pereira. "Profile of creative tourist in north-western of Portugal: An exploratory approach to creative experiences". 2018.
Journal article
  1. Paula Remoaldo; Olga Matos; Isabel Freitas; Ricardo Gôja; Juliana Araújo Alves; Vítor Ribeiro; Miguel Pereira; Carla Xavier. "An International Overview of Certified Practices in Creative Tourism in Rural and Urban Territories". Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research (2022): https://doi.org/10.1177/1096348020950792.
    10.1177/1096348020950792
  2. Remoaldo, Paula; Matos, Olga; Gôja, Ricardo; Alves, Juliana; Duxbury, Nancy; Paula Remoaldo; Olga Matos; et al. "Management practices in creative tourism: narratives by managers from international institutions to a more sustainable form of tourism". Geosciences (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/64448.
    10.3390/geosciences10020046
  3. Ribeiro, Vítor; Remoaldo, Paula; Pereira, Miguel; Gôja, Ricardo; Matos, Olga; Freitas, Isabel; Alves, Juliana. "Geo-Crowdsourcing Contributions for Cultural Mapping". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11796/2871.
  4. Bakas, F.E.; Duxbury, N.; Remoaldo, P.C.; Matos, O.. "The social utility of small-scale art festivals with creative tourism in Portugal". International Journal of Event and Festival Management 10 3 (2019): 248-266. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85074427628&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/IJEFM-02-2019-0009
  5. Remoaldo, P.; Freitas, I.; Matos, O.; Lopes, H.; Silva, S.; Sánchez Fernández, M.D.; Cadima Ribeiro, J.; et al. "The Planning of Tourism on Rural Areas: The Stakeholders' Perceptions of the Boticas Municipality (Northeastern Portugal)". European Countryside 9 3 (2017): 504-525. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85031819667&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1515/euco-2017-0030
  6. Matos, Olga. "Interpretation Plan of the Jacobean routes in the Barcelos medieval down town (Portugal)". International Journal of Management Cases, (2013):
  7. "Interpretation Plan of the Jacobean routes in the Barcelos medieval down town (Portugal)". International Journal of Management Cases, (2013):
  8. "Valorização de Sítios Arqueológicos". Praxis Archaeologica (2008):
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Cunha, Raquel Marina Costa da. "Marketing e enoturismo : proposta para a Quinta da Avessada, Favaios". Master, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/1928.
  2. Duarte, Eduarda Cristina Ferreira. "A valorização do património arqueológico na qualificação da experiência turística : o caso de Bracara Augusta (Braga)". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/1781.
  3. Palma, Ana Raquel Moreno Mendes. "Turismo em espaço rural no Centro de Portugal". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/1155.
  4. Gonçalves, Francisco Joaquim Barbosa. "Plano de interpretação dos Caminhos de Santiago no centro histórico de Barcelos". Master, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/1337.
  5. Silva, Pedro Monteiro. "Proposta de requalificação cultural e turística na cidade do Porto classificada como património mundial pela UNESCO". Master, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/1629.
  6. Pimenta, Elsa Fernandes. "Avaliação da qualidade de serviço da visita da rota do românico do Vale de Sousa". Master, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/1333.
  7. Matos, Olga Maria Pinto de. "Subsídios para a história da valorização do património arqueológico em Portugal". PhD, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/580.
Working paper
  1. Bakas, Fiona Eva; Duxbury, Nancy; Remoaldo, Paula; Matos, Olga. 2019. "Social utility of small-scale art festivals with creative tourism in Portugal". http://hdl.handle.net/10316/87362.