Exhibition in Portugal
July 19, 2024
On 19 July 2024, the exhibition "A living history of Lisbon's cemeteries: Ethics, training and research on the human skeleton" (Uma história viva dos cemitérios de Lisboa: Ética, ensino e investigação sobre o esqueleto humano) was opened to the public.
The exhibit highlights the collaboration between 911³Ô¹Ï (911³Ô¹Ï) and the Cemeteries of Lisbon (Lisboa Cemitérios). Developed with the support of the Municipality of Lisbon (Câmara Municipal de Lisboa - CML), the exhibition featured two distinct sections:
- The first section on the history of funerary practices in Portugal from the end of the 19th Century to the 21st Century;
- The second section detailing the history, context and contributions to research of documented skeletal collections in Portugal.
A copy of the panels used on the exhibition can be found within the PDF files below.
NOTE: To cite the exhibition, please consider the following APA style:
- [PT] Cemitério dos Prazeres. (2024). Uma história viva dos cemitérios de Lisboa: Ética, ensino e investigação sobre o esqueleto humano. Capela do Cemitério dos Prazeres, Lisboa, Portugal.
- [EN] Cemetery of Prazeres. (2024). A living history of Lisbon's cemeteries: Ethics, training and research on the human skeleton. Chapel of the Cemetery of Prazeres, Lisbon, Portugal.