The exhibition ‘Mário Soares: 100 Years’ will be on display at the Padre António Morais da Fonseca EB 2, 3 and Secondary School, Murtosa, between 12 and 16 May 2025.

This exhibition showcases the life of Mário Soares, his thoughts, interests and values, his struggle and action for freedom and democracy, and his national and international legacy. 

The initiative is part of the Mário Soares Centenary commemorations programme.

Mário Soares Centenary

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Mário Soares: 100 Years’ exhibition at the Padre António Morais da Fonseca Basic and Secondary School

The award of the Medal of Honour of the Portuguese Society of Authors to the Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation will take place on May 22, as part of the commemorations of Portuguese Authors' Day and the Centenary of the SPA.

The ceremony will begin at 5pm with the launch of the ‘100 Years of the Portuguese Society of Authors’ philatelic issue, followed by the presentation of the Medals of Honour.

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Award of the SPA Medal of Honour to the Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation

The Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation will be holding a webinar on digitising 35 mm transparencies on 22 May at 5pm (<a href="https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/93946132169">https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/93946132169</a>).

Target audience: Professionals from archives, libraries and museums involved in digitisation processes; technicians and service providers in the field of digital reproduction; students and researchers with an interest in the subject.

Speaker: António Coelho, Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation

Registration: <a href="mailto:geral@fmsoaresbarroso.pt">geral@fmsoaresbarroso.pt</a>&nbsp;

Today, the digital reproduction of opaque documents is supported by well-established international standards, stable technologies and accessible technical guidelines. However, the digital reproduction of transparent originals - such as negatives and slides - continues to present specific challenges, requiring more experimental approaches and constantly evolving methodologies

This webinar explores the technical and operational challenges associated with the mass digitisation of transparent media, taking as an example an emblematic archive of journalistic photography from the last quarter of the 20th century (the archive of photojournalist Carlos Gil). The focus will be on transparencies in 35mm format, in their most common formats: Black and White Negative, Colour Negative, Colour Positive (slides).

Rather than proposing universal solutions, we share the practical experience developed at the Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation, the obstacles faced and the paths found to achieve the main goal: producing authentic and accessible digital duplicates, without compromising the integrity of the originals, and guaranteeing their future reuse in different contexts.

The initiative is part of the project ‘See before you shoot. The revolutions in Latin America and Portugal through the lens of photojournalist Carlos Gil’, funded under the Iberarquivos programme.

Shared Heritage

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Webinar on digitising 35mm transparencies

Mário Soares: 100 Years’ exhibition at Gago Coutinho Secondary School

The exhibition ‘Mário Soares: 100 Years’ will be on show at the D. Afonso III Basic and Secondary School in Vinhais between 5 and 16 May 2025. Afonso III, Vinhais, between 5th and 16th May 2025.

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