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MAGICA at the VII JIF Conference
Our team member Vanessa Otero will present the paper "Fading memories: The impact of photosensitive eosin lakes on the conservation of 19th-century hand-painted magic lantern slides" at the conference VIII Jornadas Ibéricas de Fotoquímica (8’JIF) & I Franco-Iberian Conference on Photochemistry (1’FICP).
From the 11th to 13th of September, the VIII Jornadas Ibéricas de Fotoquímica (8'JIF) will take place at the stunning Academia das Ciências de Lisboa. Nestled in the heart of Lisbon, this historic institution has been a beacon of scientific excellence since 1779.
More information HERE.
Posted on 11 September 2024
MAGICA at the Dream and Music Theatre after 1800 Conference
Our team member Joana Peliz will present the paper "A dream in féerie: music and image in the construction of the oneiric environment of Venus" at the conference Dream and Music Theatre after 1800: Continuities, Turning Points, Perspectives.
The conference will take place from the 18th to 20th September at the Institute of Musicology at the University of Tübingen.
More information HERE.
Posted on 11 September 2024
Find us at the European Researchers Night
On September 27th, our team members will bring MAGICA to one of the most popular events that brings science to the general public, aiming to raise awareness of the importance of investigation and innovation in Europe.
Through engaging activities for the public of all ages, visitors can learn about the magic lantern instrument and its use, discover which paints were used in these miniature paintings, the sounds and music that accompanied their projections, and learn about some of the challenges scientists face in preserving these fascinating painted slides.
Our activities will be held at "Sala Pedagógicos" on the 1st floor of the National Museum of Natural History and Science (MUHNAC) in Lisbon after 17h.
More information HERE.
Posted on 11 September 2024
The Magic Lantern was the first optical instrument for the projection of moving images allied with sounds and music, used worldwide.
MAGICA is the first systematic and comprehensive study on the relation between the tangible and intangible facets of the art of painting magic lantern glass slides and its use at science academies and entertainment places in Portugal.
This project emerged from a set of repositories of magic lanterns' images, preserved in several Portuguese collections, and aims to develop preservation methods for those images and try to understand how they relate to academic and cultural life (with a special focus on performing arts) of the country during the 19th century.
With an interdisciplinary team of conservation scientists, musicologists, conservators, curators, media archaeologists, theatrologists and artists, the MAGICA project will impact on the preservation, interpretation, rehabilitation and valorisation of this precious heritage as well as other associated documents such as theatrical texts, scores and iconographic records.