Project series in motion

TWIN | Feature on Público newspaper.

TWIN | New website launch.

TWIN | Participation in the European X-Ray Spectrometry Conference (EXRS 2026) in Catania, Italy, presenting the poster "Optimization of X-ray methodologies for tinplate toys characterization". 

TWIN | Selection and cataloguing of heritage tinplate toys. 

TWIN | Project launch.

TOY STORY | Presentation of preliminary results in the seminar "Tinplate Toy Heritage as a Way to Innovation", at NOVA FCT (Monte da Caparica).

TOY STORY | Presentation of preliminary results in the seminar "Colour in play: expression, technique and memory on tinplate toys", at IST (Lisbon).

TOY STORY | Social media launch.

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TOY STORY | Presentation of preliminary results in the seminar "Tinplate toys - the importance of matter conservation to preserve cultural identity", at FCUL (Lisbon).

TOY STORY | Fieldwork in Valongo,  combining hands-on workshops, interviews, and heritage visits to enrich the project’s ongoing research. 

TWIN | Contractual start.

TOY STORY | Participation in the 1st International Congress on Toys in Ponte de Lima, with the presentation of the paper “Ingenuity and Art in Tinplate Toys: When Material Speaks of Cultural Identity”.

TOY STORY | Research in archives and specialised collections examines the manufacturers, networks, and distribution of Portuguese tinplate toys (1920–1960). 

TOY STORY | Report on the Industrial Characterization of the Municipality of Valongo. 

TOY STORY | Material and technical characterization & conservation assessment.

TOY STORY | Selection of a tinplate toy set representative of the Portuguese toy heritage.

TOY STORY | Project launch.