Upcoming seminar | June 17

Tinplate Toy Heritage as a Way to Innovation

Join us at the NOVA FCT library auditorium for a seminar exploring how toy heritage can drive innovation across history, materials science, conservation, and education — organised as part of the Toy Story and TWIN projects.

Four international guests will share their research, and the results of the Toy Story project will be presented.

📍 NOVA FCT Library Auditorium 📅 June 17 🔗 Register here

Visit to the Toy Collection of the Civil Parish of Alfena

In the first week of April, we visited the Civil Parish of Alfena to explore its toy collection, a valuable example of the region’s heritage. We also returned to the Oficina do Brinquedo to conduct interviews, reinforcing the importance of these spaces in preserving the memory of traditional toys. 

Learn more here.

Toy Story in the Field: Valongo 

From 23 to 25 March, the Toy Story team conducted fieldwork in Valongo, combining hands-on workshops, interviews, and heritage visits to enrich the project’s ongoing research. The team also expresses its gratitude to all interviewees, the Câmara Municipal de Valongo, and the Oficina do Brinquedo Tradicional Português for their support and collaboration. 

Learn more here.