An Interdisciplinary Project on the History of Plastics in Portugal

Authors

  • Maria Elvira Callapez Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia (CIUHCT)

Keywords:

Plastics history, materials history, material culture, conservation, preservation, plastics, entrepreneurship, museum of plastics, Portugal

Abstract

This work aims to investigate aspects of the history of plastics in Portugal and document how these materials are related to social, economic, cultural, artistic, industrial, energetic and environmental trends, in order to better understand the contemporary material world, by establishing a national plastics museum collection.

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Published

2017-06-26

Issue

2017

Section

Report