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Sofia Barreto Borges is a researcher in History of Science – Museology at Institute of Contemporary History, University of Évora / IN2PAST — Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory (January 2024). She started her PhD in History and Philosophy of Science – Museology at the University of Évora, with the field of study being the Colonial Scientific Campaigns during the Estado Novo period - A case study of the first camping factory in Portugal (c. 1944-1979) and the objects it produced and supplied for the Colonial Scientific Campaigns of the Second Portuguese Republic. Graduated in Art Appraisal from ESAD – Ricardo do Espírito Santo Foundation, and with a postgraduate degree in Museums and Education from the University of Évora. She has been working for 10 years as a Museum Shops Coordinator at Mapa das Ideias company, with a particular interest in Material Culture as a historical source.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sofia Isabel Vieira Campos Barreto Borges

Citation names

  • Borges, Sofia Barreto

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FE17-05A5-EE81
ORCID iD
0009-0007-5325-2614

Websites

Education
Degree Classification
2022/10 - 2026
Ongoing
History and Philosophy of Science – Museology (Doutoramento)
Major in Museology
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
2010/09 - 2013
Attended
Master's in Museology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2011 - 2011
Concluded
Course in Cultural Mediators (Outros)
Major in Museums and Education / Communication with Audiences
Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal
2006/09 - 2007/07
Concluded
Postgraduate in Museums and Education (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
15
1995 - 1996
Concluded
Academic Internship - Educational Services (Outros)
Major in Educational Services
Museu Nacional da Música, Portugal
1995/07
Concluded
Graduated in Art Appraisal - Furniture History (Licenciatura)
Escola Superior de Artes Decorativas, Portugal
16
1991 - 1994
Concluded
Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design and Furniture (Licenciatura)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
14
Affiliation

Other Careers

Category
Host institution
Employer
1998 - 1999 Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Republica Portuguesa Ministério da Educação, Portugal
Escola Básica 2,3 Professor Delfim Santos, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2014/09 - Current Museum Retail Manager & Consultant Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal
Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Cultural Project Management Associação Histórias para Pensar, Portugal
2011 - 2014 Teacher of Visual Arts and Creativity Câmara Municipal de Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Adult Education and Training Núcleo Empresarial da Região de Évora Centro de Negócios do Alentejo, Portugal
Núcleo Empresarial da Região de Évora, Portugal
2001 - 2010 Design and Interior Decoration Sofia Borges, Portugal
1998 - 2000 Art History and Furniture Teacher IATA - Instituto de Aperfeiçoamento Técnico e Acelerado, Portugal
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/17 EPHEMERAL DWELLING SPACES AND EVERYDAY OBJECTS Objects as (De)Constructors of Myths and Narratives ROOTS 2024 - Deconstruction of Narratives and Myths
LAC - Laboratório de Actividades Criativas (Lagos, Portugal)
2024/10/18 From Museum Shops to Colonial Science: The Journey of a Doctoral Researcher Welcome Seminar for New Doctoral Students
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2024/08/25 Guest Speaker for an Open Lecture - study visit for students from the University of Washington program "Innovation, Democracy, and Cultural Heritage in Portugal: The agenda of utilitarian objects in the daily life of field scientists Innovation, Democracy, and Cultural Heritage in Portugal
Biblioteca de Belém (Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/07/12 The agenda of utilitarian objects in the daily life of field scientists. Case study of 3 objects produced by the 1st Portuguese camping factory during the Estado Novo period PhD Report
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2024/04/24 Trends in Cultural Merchandising The 1st Colloquium on Cultural Merchandising
Parques de Sintra (Queluz, Portugal)
2023/12/06 Guest Speaker for an Open Lecture: Open Class "Historical Shops" at the Faculty of Arts/ University of Lisbon Contemporary History/ Economy and Society. https://chul.letras.ulisboa.pt/eventos-detalhe.php?p=1094 ‘The multiple narratives of material culture. Case study: VC Factory’
Faculty of Arts (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/11/16 Invisibility of Utilitarian Objects and the Paradigm of Representations in Museum Collections https://7enhct.wordpress.com/programa/ 7th National Meeting on the History of Sciences and Technology
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2023/07/08 The VC Factory and Camping Equipment in Colonial Scientific Expeditions during the Estado Novo Period Doctoral Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science - Museology
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/19 - 2024/11/19 OUTDOOR LIVING: Between Science and Leisure. Confluences and Performativities of Travel Objects A tent from the Portuguese colonial scientific expeditions to Africa in the 1940s. A tent from member no. 10 of the Lisbon Camping Club in the 1950s. Between the search for freedom and rest, and the confinement and regulation of camping parks; between science and the political agenda justified by "Lusotropicalism," what networks connected these worlds? What can these logistical objects still reveal to us today? (2024/11/19 - 2024/11/19)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Lisboa Museu Nacional de História Natural, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/03 Webinar 'Open Doors: Managing the Museum Shop.' Training for Museum and Cultural Institution Professionals (2021 - 2021)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal
2016/11/19 - 2016/11/19 Conference 'Dialogues between Collection and Cultural Merchandising: Various Cultural Consumptions and the Construction of a Museum Shop.' Location: Pavilion of Galeotas, Maritime Museum, Lisbon. (2016 - 2016)
Conference (Co-organisor)
Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Workshop 'Audience Engagement' at the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation (workshop facilitator - target audience Cultural Institutions) (2012 - 2012)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Invited to participate in the 'Worried City' project (artistic occupation of vacant spaces in the Historic Center of Montemor-o-Novo) promoted by the Association Oficinas do Convento. Contributed with 2 distinct interventions: 'MuCA – experimental museum of animation cinema' (co-authored with Ricardo Mata) and 'Place of Memories' (occupation of the market with national design pieces from Pedra no Charco) (2010 - 2010)
Meeting (Other)
Oficinas do Convento Associação Cultural, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/05/18 - 2024/05/24 In2Past Boot Camp (Doctoral School) - In2Past 's first Doctoral School, an experiment-based and immersive interdisciplinary laboratory to share and try out tools for thinking techniques and archival devices that make up heritage.
Seminar
In2 Future - Towards an Ecology of Heritage Pratices
In2Past, Portugal
2012 - 2012 European Museum Advisors Conference (EMAC 2012), Doing More with Less - Building Networks, presenting the Triennial Drawing Project 2012: triennial-movement-drawing-draw-12 - 'Creating a National Project with no budget' https://museumadvisors.wordpress.com/category/doing-more-with-less-building-networks/
Conference
European Museum Advisors Conference
Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal

Museu de Cerâmica de Sacavém (Municipality of Loures), Portugal
2011 - 2011 Invited by the Order of Architects (OASRS) as a speaker and cultural mediator at the event 'Educational Services – Architectural Culture/Architecture and Society.' Presented a paper on the MoN Project – cities and doors/transdisciplinary project
Conference
Arquitetura e mediação cultural
Ordem dos Arquitetos, Portugal