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Ana Carvalho

Researcher (CIDEHUS - Interdisciplinary Center for History, Cultures and Societies)

Fixed-term employment contract

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Doctoral Degree: History and Philosophy of Science, specialization Museology/Museology (Universidade de Évora - 2015)
Master Degree: Museology (Universidade de Évora - 2009)
Bachelor's Degree: Conservation (Instituto Politécnico de Tomar - 2002)
CIDEHUS - Interdisciplinary Center for History, Cultures and Societies (Integrated Member with doctorate)
Comissão de Curso do Curso de Formação em Património, museus e transformação digital (Director)
Conselho Científico (CIDEHUS) (Advisor)
Course Commission of the PhD Program in History and Philosophy of Science (Deputy)
museology, cultural heritage
museums, museums and intangible cultural heritage, heritage and museum policies, museums and digital transformation
Contracted researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for History, Cultures and Societies (CIDEHUS) of the University of Évora (Portugal). From 2015 to 2021, she was postdoctoral researcher with a fellowship from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), at the same University. She holds a Ph.D. and a Master's degree in Museology from the University of Évora. From 2019 to 2020 she was member of the Task Group "Museums of the Future", under the Portuguese Ministry of Culture, a Group created to set recommendations for a 10-year public policy, considering museums and heritage sustainability, accessibility, innovation and relevance and society. Senior researcher (2016-2020) in the international project Mu.SA - Museum Sector Alliance (EU funding, Erasmus +, Sector Skills Alliance) dealing with museums and digital transformation. Researcher in BDIAS, an international cooperation project dealing with Intangible Cultural Heritage, digital technologies and knowledge transfer (CIDEHUS & Comenius University Bratislava - Slovakia, FCT funding). She is co-founder of the Portuguese scientific journal MIDAS, "Museus e Estudos Interdisciplinares", and is currently co-editor in chief. Editor of ICOM Portugal bulletin (2014-2018), a professional journal directed to the museum and heritage community of practice. She published several books and articles addressing innovative research topics around museums, cultural diversity, intangible heritage, participation and digital transformation. She teaches in the field of museology and heritage at the University of Évora, and supervises thesis in such domains. She runs an academic blog disseminating knowledge around museums and museology ("No Mundo dos Museus") for which she has received two awards by the Portuguese Association of Museology.

Research group 2 - Heritage, Literacies and Intercultural Understanding

Researcher at UNESCO Chair in Intangible Heritage and Traditional Know-How: Linking Heritage (University of Évora)


Associate researcher at IHC - Instituto de História Contemporânea (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)


 

2015 - 2021 - Felowship (postdoctoral research) from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT)

Award APOM 2017 (by the Portuguese Association of Museology) attributed to ICOM Portugal Bulletin (under Ana Carvalho coordination) in the category "Best Communication Online";

2017 - The book "Museus e Diversidade Cultural: Da Representação aos Públicos" was nominated in a shortlist for the award category "Publications" by a local development association;

Award APOM 2015 (by the Portuguese Association of Museology) attributed to MIDAS - Museus e Estudos Interdisciplinares journal in the category of "Best work in Museology";

Award APOM 2014 (by the Portuguese Association of Museology) attributed to a set of interviews published in the blog "No Mundo dos Museus" in the category of "Best Communication Online";

Award APOM 2009 (by the Portuguese Association of Museology) attributed to the blog "No Mundo dos Museus" in the category of "Best Communication Online";
101085693 / Comissão Europeia
acrónimo: MEDHEUS
em curso até 31/10/2025
Carvalho, Ana, Camacho, Cara F. Addressing Sustainability in Portuguese Museums and Heritage: The Role of Cultural Policies. Heritage. 2023; 6(12):7742-7754. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6120407
Carvalho, Ana; Martins, Susana S. 2023. "Diálogos e encontros ibéricos sobre museologia. Notas para um campo em construção." MIDAS - Museus e Estudos Interdisciplinares 16: 3-11. https://doi.org/10.4000/midas.4505
Carvalho, Ana. 2022. "Museums, Intangible Cultural Heritage and Digital Technologies: Exploring Interactions". In Intangible Cultural Heritage and Digital Image: Portugal-Slovakia Readings, editado por Milan Konvit, Filipe Themudo Barata, Antónia Fialho Conde, e Sónia Bombico, 83-97. Évora: UNESCO Chair in Intangible Heritage and Traditional Know - How: Linking Heritage, University of Évora. ISBN: 978-972-778-269-7
Carvalho, Ana. 2022. "Intangible Cultural Heritage and Public Policies in Portugal - An Overview". In Intangible Cultural Heritage and Digital Image: Portugal-Slovakia Readings, editado por Milan Konvit, Filipe Themudo Barata, Antónia Fialho Conde, e Sónia Bombico, 46-63. Évora: UNESCO Chair in Intangible Heritage and Traditional Know - How: Linking Heritage, University of Évora. ISBN: 978-972-778-269-7.
Carvalho, Ana. 2022. "Ernesto Veiga de Oliveira". In Quem é Quem na Museologia Portuguesa, editado por Raquel Henriques da Silva, Emília Ferreira, Joana d'Oliva Monteiro, e Elisabete Pereira, 2.ª, 415-17. Lisboa: Instituto de História da Arte, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova. https://institutodehistoriadaarte.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Dic_QuemQuem_2ed.pdf
Camacho, Clara Frayão (coord); Carvalho, Ana (co-autora); Ferreira, Emília (co-autora); Fernandes, Isabel (co-autora); Versão, José (co-autor); Silva, Raquel Henriques da; Jerónimo, Rita (co-autora); Brighenti, Sara Barriga (co-autora); colaboração de Inês Ferro. 2021. "Grupo de Projeto Museus no Futuro: Relatório Final". Lisboa: Direção-Geral do Património Cultural. ISBN: 978-972-776-578-2. 118 páginas. http://patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/static/data/docs/2021/02/15/RelatorioMuseusnoFuturo.pdf
Camacho, Clara Frayão (coord); Carvalho, Ana (co-autora); Ferreira, Emília (co-autora); Fernandes, Isabel (co-autora); Versão, José (co-autor); Silva, Raquel Henriques da; Jerónimo, Rita (co-autora); Brighenti, Sara Barriga (co-autora); colaboração de Inês Ferro. 2021. "Future Museums Project Group: Executive summary of the Final Report". Lisboa: Direção-Geral do Património Cultural. ISBN: 978-972-776-578-2. 24 páginas. http://patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/static/data/docs/2021/02/12/Summary.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0pKX_FdFo4A4fBSO5Siq6M32QTczoQJclx9F6zob0XAkwIk0IkE3WBKz8.
Carvalho, Ana, Clara Frayão Camacho, e Raquel Henriques da Silva. 2021. "Políticas Culturais e Museus: Algumas Perspectivas". MIDAS - Museus e Estudos Interdisciplinares, n.º 13: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.4000/midas.2984
Carvalho, Ana. 2021. "Os Museus e o Digital: O Lugar das Políticas Públicas." Revista Inverso, n. 3 (Junho): 8-13. https://www.uevora.pt/ue-media/Revista-Inverso/Inverso-n1-3.
Carvalho, Ana, e Alexandre Matos. 2020. "The Future of Museums and Digital Transformation Challenges." In The Future of Museum Professionals in the Digital Era - The Success Story of Mu.SA, editado por Achilles Kameas e Panagiota Polymeropoulou, 73-79. Athens: Hellenic Open University Press. ISBN: 978-618-84272-9-7. http://www.project-musa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mu.SA-e-book.pdf.
Carvalho, Ana, e Alexandre Matos. 2020. "Digital Competences: Needs and Training in the Portuguese Museum Sector." In The Future of Museum Professionals in the Digital Era - The Success Story of Mu.SA, editado por Achilles Kameas e Panagiota Polymeropoulou, 13-19. Athens: Hellenic Open University Press. ISBN: 978-618-84272-9-7. http://www.project-musa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mu.SA-e-book.pdf
Carvalho, Ana. 2020. «Building the Field of Museum Studies in Portugal: The Role of Publications». Revista MIDAS - Museus e Estudos Interdisciplinares, n. 12. https://doi.org/10.4000/midas.2611.
Camacho, Clara Frayão (coord.); Carvalho, Ana (co-autora); Ferreira, Emília (co-autora); et al. 2020. Grupo de Projeto Museus no Futuro: Relatório Final. [s.l.]: Grupo de Projeto Museus no Futuro, Direção-Geral do Património Cultural. Colaboração de Elsa Alípio, Leonel Moura, Rosalia Vargas, Bruno Julião e Teresa Ferreira.
Carvalho, Ana. 2020. «Novas relações com o digital nos museus: a construção de comunidades de prática». Conectando Audiências Portugal - Revista de Gestão Cultural, Marketing das Artes e Desenvolvimento de Públicos, n. 1: 41-45. https://mapadasideias.pt/conectando-audiencias/
Ferreira, Emília, Joana d'Oliva Monteiro, Ana Carvalho, e Raquel Henriques Silva. 2020. «Caixas de Tesouros. Um Dossier sobre o Museu Ecléctico». Revista MIDAS - Museus e Estudos Interdisciplinares, n.º 11. http://journals.openedition.org/midas/2368
Camacho, Clara Frayão (coord.); Carvalho, Ana (co-autora); Ferreira, Emília (co-autora); et al. 2020. Grupo de Projeto Museus no Futuro: Relatório Final - versão preliminar. [s.l.]: Grupo de Projeto Museus no Futuro.
Carvalho, Ana. 2020. «Reflexões sobre Património Cultural Imaterial e Museus: Das Políticas às Práticas». In Gestão Integrada do Património em Museus e Salvaguarda do Património Cultural Imaterial, ed. por Alice Lucas Semedo, Alexandre Manuel Ribeiro Matos, e Elizabete de Catsro Mendonça, 1:13-43. Rio de Janeiro: Núcleo Multidimensional de Gestão do Patrimônio e de Documentação em Museus, Escola de Museologia, Departamento de Estudos e Processos Museológicos da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (NUGEP/UNIRIO) e Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar «Cultura, Espaço e Memória» (CITCEM) da Universidade do Porto.
Carvalho, Ana, e Alexandre Matos. 2019. «Moving Museums Towards Transformation and Change in a Digital World: Insights from the Project Mu.SA». In Revolution Velvet X Digital - 30 Years of Digital and Social Media in Museums: Conference Proceedings, editado por Peter Barta e Jasna Gaburová, 66-73. [Bratislava]: Slovak National Museum - Museum of History.
Carvalho, Ana, e Alexandre Matos. 2019. "Museus e Sociedade Digital: Realidades e Desafios em Portugal." Revista Museu, n.º. 2: 8-23.
Carvalho, Ana, e Alexandre Matos. 2019. "Os Profissionais de Museus no Mundo Digital: Contributos do Projecto Mu.SA." Boletim ICOM Portugal, nº. 13 (Maio): 57-67.

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