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Techniques for the Artistic Heritage, of the undergraduate degree course in History of Art
at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon.
The conservation and restoration technician Rui Xavier took part in the international conference
of ICOM – Committee for Conservation, in New Delhi, 15th Triennial Meeting (22 to 26 September),
at which he was appointed assistant coordinator of the “Wood, furniture and lacquer” working party
for the period 2008-2011.
The assistant director gave a lecture on “Indo-Portuguese Decorative Arts: An “Export” Art”, included in
the lecture programme “On the Route to India with Vasco da Gama”, on 10 May (Lagos) and presented
the paper “Goldsmiths’ Workshops in Goa. 16th and 17th Centuries” as part of the 4th Monographic Course:
the Art of the Goldsmith and Jewellery of the Department of Art History of the New University of Lisbon,
on 27 November. He also took part in the colloquium “The Douro Baroque of Nicolau Nasoni”, at the
Douro Museum, Peso da Régua, where he presented the paper “The Goldsmiths of Rome and the
Modernisation of the Portuguese Art of the Goldsmith in the 18th Century”, on 5 December, as well
as the colloquium “The Iconography of Christmas”, held at the National Tile Museum, where he presented
the paper “Silver Cribs and Cribs in Silver”, on 11 December 2008.
“Great Adventure – A Trip to Greece”, organised under the scope of the learning activity
“Holidays at the Museum”.
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The director took part in the 1st Spring
Open Course in the History of Art,
promoted by the Institute of Art History
of the Faculty of Letters of Lisbon
University, on the theme of “Collecting
and Collectors of Art Works”, where he
gave a lecture on “Calouste Gulbenkian:
Knowing how to Choose”, on 8 May;
and in the international colloquium
“The Decorative Arts and Portuguese
Expansion. Imagination and Voyage”,
organised by the Higher School
of Decorative Arts (Lisbon), where
he presented the paper “Representations
of the Continents in Ceremonial
Carriages”, on 15 May.
Educational Services
The Gulbenkian Programme of
Education for Culture – Descobrir
(pgec), launched in 2008, combines
in one single programme all the
educational projects that have
existed for various years in each
sector of the Foundation
(the Educational Services of the
Gulbenkian Museum and camjap;