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In the shadow of Science

The case of the colonial collections of the National Museum of Natural History and Science

Marta Lourenço presented the critical reinterpretation of colonial scientific collections transferred from the former Institute of Tropical Research to the National Museum of Natural History and Science, as part of an ongoing decolonisation programme.

27 Oct 2024 36 min

Summer School

The Summer School brought together experts to discuss topics such as the impact of Artificial Intelligence on museum work, participatory curatorship, collaborative networks, and the role of museums in constructing and challenging historical identities.

In her presentation, Marta Lourenço spoke about the ‘decolonisation’ program regarding the scientific collections of the former Tropical Research Institute, that entered the collection of the

National Museum of Natural History and Science, in Lisbon, in 2015. This talk was part of the fourth panel of the conference, titled The museum as citizen: difficult histories, contested identities.

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