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).
Be Curious! Research project Curiositas receives the highest evaluation from FCT
The research project Curiositas, focused on cosmorama exhibitions in Portugal and Spain during the nineteenth century, received the highest rating (Excellent) from the evaluation panel of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). The FCT-funded...
Curiositas’ database on Cosmoramas enters the DARIAH ecosystem
The database on nineteenth-century cosmoramas developed within the framework of the Curiositas project was introduced into the DARIAH–EU digital humanities platform. The entries for the mapped historical cosmoramas were added to the ROSSIO archive, the Portuguese node...
Final Three Episodes Released: “What Is a Cosmorama?” Interview Series
The final three episodes of the interview series “What is a Cosmorama?” have now been released. The series consists of six thematic videos dedicated to the Cosmorama, a largely forgotten media device that nevertheless played a fundamental role in nineteenth-century...