FBR_OC1_80 - H-WHALE - A chronology of change: an Heritage network of historical WHALing in Europe.

Portugal (PT)

Bilateral initiative facts

Promoter:
Universidade Nova de Lisboa(PT)
Bilateral initiative number:
PT-BI039
Initial cost:
€13,499
Initiative Types:
Conference
Data collection
Other
Promotional material
StudyCreation of an European network for the study and dissemination of the cultural heritage andmemory of historical whaling
Partners:
Porto Pim Whaling Station / OMA - Sea Observatory of the Azores(PT)
The Húsavík Whale Museum(IS)
Programme:
Bilateral Fund
Programme areas:
Culture
Environment and Ecosystems
Research

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Description

The project''s main goal is the creation of an European network for the study and dissemination of the cultural heritage and memory of historical whaling. This is a new bilateral collaboration between Portugal and Iceland involving two museums dedicated to whales and whaling heritage and one university research unit, all committed to researching and disseminating history and culture about the Oceans and its animals.
Here are brought together distant regions with such different backgrounds but with common traditions such as Husavik and the Azores, where Lisbon acts as the agglutinating and

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