In May 2022, project members Victor Flores, Susana Martins and Ana David carried out a research visit to Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema (partner institution of the CURIOSITAS Project), to examine its pre-cinema collections, located both at ANIM (National Archive of Moving Images) and at the exhibition venue Cinemateca Júnior. In this context, devices were visualized and studied (two-lensed optical boxes, zograscope, megalethoscope, polyorama), together with optical views displaying perspective and night/day transition effects, over 30 polyorama transparencies and two paper optical theatres. After identifying the most significant objects for the scope of our investigation, photographic documentation campaigns were subsequently carried out in July and October 2022 under the technical supervision of Ana David Mendes.
Upcoming Exhibition: ‘O Cosmorama. As Viagens Escondidas do Século XIX’
Curiositas is preparing an exhibition as a result of the project’s research.
The 34th International Panorama Council Conference in Lisbon
From July 16th to 19th, 2025, Lisbon will host the 34th edition of the International Panorama Council (IPC) Conference, entitled “The World at a Glance. Panoramas and Peep Technologies.
Collaboration with FRESS
Early Visual Media Lab and Curiositas has collaborated with FRESS.