It was carried out the first phase of the Study about the History of Alentejo’s Marble Industry covering the period between 1850 and 1986, to present the several dynamics which this industry has been going through as well as the geographical area covered by it.
The research on the History of the Marble Industry aimed to demonstrate how the domains of historical, technical, industrial and artistic knowledge of a given heritage value can sustain its cultural and touristic ability or role with the reproduction of the available information. In this case we involve several counties of Alentejo, where marble as dictated the history of men and techniques transforming the landscape in its exploration.
For the construction of the Center of Documentation and Information on the Heritage and History of the Marble Industry, the project counted with the participation of a multidisciplinary team of investigators in Heritage, History, Archeology and Socially areas, among others, within the Center of Culture Studies, History, Arts and Heritage (CECHAP) of Vila Viçosa. It still counted with the scientific coordination of Professor Doctor Daniel Alves, from the Institute of Contemporary History of University Nova of Lisbon, scientific coordination of Professor Doctor Luísa Tiago Oliveira, from the Centre of Studies of Contemporary History from ISCTE, and the scientific coordination of Professor Doctor Ana Cardoso de Matos, from the Interdisciplinary Center of History, Culture and Societies from University of Évora.
We highlight that the project PHIM – Heritage and History of the Marble Industry is funded by QREN, regarding the European Fund for Regional Development (FEDER) regarding the Operational Program of Alentejo 2007-2013 – INALENTEJO, being the financial contribution from FEDER of 139 995,55 €, in a total investment of the operation of 199 993,63€.
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MARBLE, HERITAGE FOR ALENTEJO: CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ITS HISTORY (1850-1986)
Study of the History of the Industry of the Alentejo’s Marble covering the period between 1850 and 1986 about the several dynamics this industry has been going through as well as the territory where it was developed.
1. The Marble Industry between 1852 and 1986
- The first contemporary attempts of regulation: from 1850 to 1892.
- The exploration of marble in the second half of the XIX century
2. A growth punctuated by crisis: the industry and the industrials of marble in the XX century
3. Employment and social aspects in the exploration of marble quarries;
- Workers and employment conditions in the quarries at the end of the XIX century
- The Union of Marble Workers in the second half of the XX century
4. Heritage and landscape in the marble industry
- Techniques and technologies related to the marble: a travel through history
- The marble exploration: from the landscape modification to the industrial heritage
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