Curiositas has recently welcomed two new fellows. The first two PhD scholarships of Curiositas were awarded to Ana David Mendes, PhD student of Contemporary Art at the University of Coimbra, and to Celia Cuenca, PhD Student in Art History and Visual Culture at the University of Barcelona. Both fellows will undertake tasks related to database cataloguing and press analysis, as well as iconographic research in Portuguese and Spanish museums. This research will be part of their final theses entitled ‘The curiosity of the Journey: recovery and processes of creative appropriation of optical devices in contemporary art’ (Ana David Mendes) and ‘La mirada óptica. Vistas ópticas y espectáculos visuales en España durante los siglos XVIII y XIX’ (Celia Cuenca).