On 19 and 20 July, Palácio Fronteira (Lisbon) will host the conference History and Archival Science: common issues in the construction of complex knowledge, organised by the VINCULUM project. The aim of this event is to discuss topics at the confluence of History and Archival Science, with a particular focus on archives and historic houses.

The meeting will bring together national and international researchers, as well as organisations linked to tourism and cultural and archival heritage.

Session 1, on the first day, will be dedicated to the study of archives as integrating institutions and enablers of a History in process. On the second day, Session 2 will discuss family archives and historic houses, analysing the importance of maintaining, preserving and promoting family archives, whether public or private. In this context, historic houses are also particularly important, not only because they shelter many of these archives, but also due to their valuable role in promoting tourism and the preservation of cultural heritage.

On the 19th, the opening session will be presented by Professor Maria de Lurdes Rosa, VINCULUM’s principal investigator. On the 20th, Session 2 will be hosted by Eric Ketelaar, Emeritus Professor of Archivistics at the University of Amsterdam.