Curriculum Vitae
Sofia Isabel Vieira Campos Barreto Borges
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Sofia Isabel Vieira Campos Barreto Borges
Citation names
- Borges, Sofia Barreto
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- FE17-05A5-EE81
- ORCID iD
- 0009-0007-5325-2614
Websites
- https://mapadasideias.pt/equipa/sofia-borges/ (Professional)
Education
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2022/10 - 2026
Ongoing
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History and Philosophy of Science – Museology (Doutoramento)
Major in Museology
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
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2010/09 - 2013
Attended
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Master's in Museology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2011 - 2011
Concluded
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Course in Cultural Mediators (Outros)
Major in Museums and Education / Communication with Audiences
Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal
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2006/09 - 2007/07
Concluded
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Postgraduate in Museums and Education (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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15 |
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1995 - 1996
Concluded
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Academic Internship - Educational Services (Outros)
Major in Educational Services
Museu Nacional da Música, Portugal
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1995/07
Concluded
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Graduated in Art Appraisal - Furniture History (Licenciatura)
Escola Superior de Artes Decorativas, Portugal
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16 |
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1991 - 1994
Concluded
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Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design and Furniture (Licenciatura)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
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14 |
Affiliation
Other Careers
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 1998 - 1999 | Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) | Republica Portuguesa Ministério da Educação, Portugal |
| Escola Básica 2,3 Professor Delfim Santos, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2014/09 - Current | Museum Retail Manager & Consultant | Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal |
| Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal | ||
| 2012 - 2014 | Cultural Project Management | Associação Histórias para Pensar, Portugal |
| 2011 - 2014 | Teacher of Visual Arts and Creativity | Câmara Municipal de Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal |
| 2009 - 2010 | Adult Education and Training | Núcleo Empresarial da Região de Évora Centro de Negócios do Alentejo, Portugal |
| Núcleo Empresarial da Região de Évora, Portugal | ||
| 2001 - 2010 | Design and Interior Decoration | Sofia Borges, Portugal |
| 1998 - 2000 | Art History and Furniture Teacher | IATA - Instituto de Aperfeiçoamento Técnico e Acelerado, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2024/06/03 - 2024/12/02 | The VC Factory and Camping Equipment in Colonial Scientific Expeditions during the Estado Novo Period
UIDB/04209/2020
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Instituto de História Contemporânea - Centro de Estudos de História Filosofia e Cultura Científica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Other
| Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2024/11/17 | EPHEMERAL DWELLING SPACES AND EVERYDAY OBJECTS Objects as (De)Constructors of Myths and Narratives | ROOTS 2024 - Deconstruction of Narratives and Myths
LAC - Laboratório de Actividades Criativas (Lagos, Portugal)
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| 2024/10/18 | From Museum Shops to Colonial Science: The Journey of a Doctoral Researcher | Welcome Seminar for New Doctoral Students
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2024/08/25 | Guest Speaker for an Open Lecture - study visit for students from the University of Washington program "Innovation, Democracy, and Cultural Heritage in Portugal: The agenda of utilitarian objects in the daily life of field scientists | Innovation, Democracy, and Cultural Heritage in Portugal
Biblioteca de Belém (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2024/07/12 | The agenda of utilitarian objects in the daily life of field scientists. Case study of 3 objects produced by the 1st Portuguese camping factory during the Estado Novo period | PhD Report
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2024/04/24 | Trends in Cultural Merchandising | The 1st Colloquium on Cultural Merchandising
Parques de Sintra (Queluz, Portugal)
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| 2023/12/06 | Guest Speaker for an Open Lecture: Open Class "Historical Shops" at the Faculty of Arts/ University of Lisbon Contemporary History/ Economy and Society. https://chul.letras.ulisboa.pt/eventos-detalhe.php?p=1094 | ‘The multiple narratives of material culture. Case study: VC Factory’
Faculty of Arts (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2023/11/16 | Invisibility of Utilitarian Objects and the Paradigm of Representations in Museum Collections https://7enhct.wordpress.com/programa/ | 7th National Meeting on the History of Sciences and Technology
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2023/07/08 | The VC Factory and Camping Equipment in Colonial Scientific Expeditions during the Estado Novo Period | Doctoral Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science - Museology
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/11/19 - 2024/11/19 | OUTDOOR LIVING: Between Science and Leisure. Confluences and Performativities of Travel Objects
A tent from the Portuguese colonial scientific expeditions to Africa in the 1940s. A tent from member no. 10 of the Lisbon
Camping Club in the 1950s.
Between the search for freedom and rest, and the confinement and regulation of camping parks; between science and the political
agenda justified by "Lusotropicalism," what networks connected these worlds? What can these logistical objects still reveal
to us today? (2024/11/19 - 2024/11/19)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Lisboa Museu Nacional de História Natural, Portugal |
| 2021/03 - 2021/03 | Webinar 'Open Doors: Managing the Museum Shop.' Training for Museum and Cultural Institution Professionals (2021 - 2021)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
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Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal |
| 2016/11/19 - 2016/11/19 | Conference 'Dialogues between Collection and Cultural Merchandising: Various Cultural Consumptions and the Construction of
a Museum Shop.' Location: Pavilion of Galeotas, Maritime Museum, Lisbon. (2016 - 2016)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal |
| 2012 - 2012 | Workshop 'Audience Engagement' at the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation (workshop facilitator - target audience Cultural Institutions) (2012 - 2012)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, Portugal |
| 2010 - 2010 | Invited to participate in the 'Worried City' project (artistic occupation of vacant spaces in the Historic Center of Montemor-o-Novo)
promoted by the Association Oficinas do Convento. Contributed with 2 distinct interventions: 'MuCA – experimental museum of
animation cinema' (co-authored with Ricardo Mata) and 'Place of Memories' (occupation of the market with national design pieces
from Pedra no Charco) (2010 - 2010)
Meeting (Other)
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Oficinas do Convento Associação Cultural, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2025/06/26 - Current | Guest Speaker - National Conference on Heritage - TEHIC/ Dancing Histories/ Co-funded by the European Union
Conference
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Conferência Nacional de Valorização do Património/ National Heritage Appreciation Conference
Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal
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| 2025/03/12 - 2025/03/14 | The TRANSMAT conference delve into the theme of transdisciplinarity as a vital tool and framework for reimagining museums
and their colonial collections from an inclusive and decolonial perspective. Globally, there is a growing movement fueled
by public demand to decolonize museum institutions. However, practical strategies for decolonizing museums and addressing
their colonial collections are often lacking in discussions.
Conference
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DECOLONIZING MUSEUMS AND COLONIAL COLLECTIONS Towards a Transdisciplinary Agenda and Methods
Instituto de História Contemporânea, Portugal
In2Past, Portugal Museu Municipal Dr Santos Rocha, Portugal |
| 2024/05/18 - 2024/05/24 | In2Past Boot Camp (Doctoral School) - In2Past 's first Doctoral School, an experiment-based and immersive interdisciplinary
laboratory to share and try out tools for thinking techniques and archival devices that make up heritage.
Seminar
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In2 Future - Towards an Ecology of Heritage Pratices
In2Past, Portugal
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| 2024/04/10 - 2024/04/11 | The international conference, “To Museums, Citizens! Museums and Citizenship: Experiences, Concepts, and Challenges,” delves
into the crucial relationship between museums and citizenship. The event addresses the evolving role of museums in promoting
civic engagement and universal values.In an era marked by challenges such as increasing barriers to free movement, climate
change, and geopolitical tensions, museums are called to reflect on their role as civic promoters. The event serves as a platform
to call for renewed community civic involvement.
Conference
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To the Museums, Citizens! Museums and Citizenship: Experiences, Concepts and Challenges
International Council of Museums, France
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| 2012 - 2012 | European Museum Advisors Conference (EMAC 2012), Doing More with Less - Building Networks, presenting the Triennial Drawing
Project 2012: triennial-movement-drawing-draw-12 - 'Creating a National Project with no budget'
https://museumadvisors.wordpress.com/category/doing-more-with-less-building-networks/
Conference
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European Museum Advisors Conference
Mapa das Ideias, Lda, Portugal
Museu de Cerâmica de Sacavém (Municipality of Loures), Portugal |
| 2011 - 2011 | Invited by the Order of Architects (OASRS) as a speaker and cultural mediator at the event 'Educational Services – Architectural
Culture/Architecture and Society.' Presented a paper on the MoN Project – cities and doors/transdisciplinary project
Conference
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Arquitetura e mediação cultural
Ordem dos Arquitetos, Portugal
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