Open Class: Archives – proof and creativity – the sound memory

Open Class: Archives – proof and creativity – the sound memory

May 11, 2026

6 PM - 7 PM

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Open Class: Archives – proof and creativity – the sound memory

The International Council on Archives (ICA) emphasizes that archives encompass all types of records, regardless of the medium, and their preservation is essential to ensure memory, proof, and access. Among the main formats are textual, digital, photographic, and audiovisual documents — each requiring specific methods of preservation, description, and access to ensure their continuity and utility over time.

Since it became possible to fix sound documents, there has been a concern for their preservation and authenticity. This presentation will address significant moments in this nearly 150-year history, highlighting the importance and diversity of these documents, as well as some essential care for their preservation.

Together, cooperating, we all have a role to play in safeguarding sound heritage.

May 11, 2026 6 PM – 7 PM

Session within the curricular unit of Digital and Analog Archives of the Master's in Creation Processes Faculty of Human and Social Sciences | University of Algarve

Session via Microsoft Teams Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/385345037807356?p=AL2I6QnmphgG7YsLYa

Meeting ID: 385 345 037 807 356 Access code: nq3mm6iA

Biographical Notes

Pedro Félix Coordinator of the Installation Team of the National Sound Museum. Member of the Institute of Ethnomusicology and the Institute of Contemporary History at Nova University of Lisbon. He was involved in the application of Fado as UNESCO Intangible Heritage, coordinating fieldwork and phonographic inventory. He coordinated the digitization program of the Fado Museum's collection and the European project HeritaMus on digital curation of musical heritage.

He has collaborated with archives and institutions in organizing, digitizing, and processing sound collections, also developing research in the area of sound heritage. He is an active member of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), where he currently serves as Secretary-General and Chair of the Ambassadors Committee.

Paulo Lourenço Graduated in History from the University of Évora, postgraduate in Document Sciences (archive variant) and master's in Business Management from the University of Algarve. He also has advanced training in public management and leadership.

He has been the Director of the District Archive of Faro since 2021. He has over twenty years of experience in information management.