Luís Raposo

Luís Raposo (born 21 February 1955 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese archeologist and writer. He has published about two and a half hundred work up to the present. He is the President of ICOM Europe.^[1]

Qualifications and training

Graduated in History from the Faculty of Arts, University of Lisbon (1977), archaeologist since 1980, he became a specialist in Paleolithic Prehistory. He was director of the National Archaeology Museum, in Lisbon, between 1996 and 2012. He received a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation as a participant in several scientific meetings and research work complementary to his doctorate, from 1 January 1994 to 30 October 1995.

In 2013, he participated by International Council of Museums (ICOM) in the Triennial Conference held in Rio de Janeiro^[2]

Professional performance

He was chairman of the board of directors of the Professional Association of Archaeologists of Portugal in 1998–2000. He remained there as a member of the Board of the General Assembly, in 2000–2010 and as chairman of the supervisory board, between 2010 and 2012. ^[3] He was visiting scholar at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon between 2005 and 2014. As the member of the advisory board of the Portuguese National Commission of UNESCO, he has been involved in the establishment of local and regional archaeological museums in his country.

Deontology

Luís Raposo thinks that the role of museums consists in defending national interest for the benefit of all citizens. As a democrat, he fights for the existence of a State that ensures justice, fair redistribution of wealth among people, public investment in education and culture, in short, a practice that implements advanced social policies in welfare state.^[4] According to him, "this can only be done with social engagement" and considers that the associated movement is one of the best forms of its expression, in particular in the fields of specialty. He basically follows, as "essencial misson", the Code of Ethics for Museums^[5]

European Mission

As a critic of the cultural policies of prime ministers José Sócrates and Passos Coelho, Luís Raposo was fired by Coelho, in 2012, from the management of the National Archaeological Museum. As a result, he leaps forward and runs for the leadership of ICOM (International Council of Museums). Founded in 1946, ICOM is a non-governmental organization which "maintains formal relations with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and has consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of United Nations". Thus, Luís Raposo "will lead the largest international museum organization, after winning the vote for the coordinator of the network of museums in France".

His election was largely majoritarian: 15 votes against 5 of his rival from ICOM-France, Bernard Blache, someone who excels in audiences.^[6]^[7] And so Luís Raposo becomes the coordinator of the 'French network of museums' and the center for the development of scientific, technical and cultural culture.^[8]

Being elected for a second term as President of ICOM-Europe, Raposo thanks ICOM Portugal for having proposed him as candidate and underlines that there was "almost unanimity": 15 national committees in Europe voted for him and only one voted blank. The vote took place as part of the parallel activities of the ICOM Triennial World Conference, which took place in Milan, Italy.^[9]

ICOM, the largest international organization of museums and museum professionals, is concerned with the preservation and dissemination of the world's natural and cultural heritage, "the present and the future, tangible and intangible", as read on its website. Currently, ICOM is made up of 119 national commissions, 30 specialized commissions and five regional commissions, including ICOM Europe^[10]^[11]^[12]

Awards

Honorable mention by the 'National Environmental Prize' instituted by the 'Portuguese Confederation of Environmental Defense Associations' (CPADA), 2010^[13]
Honorary title Amicus Romaniae, awarded by the Romanian Cultural Center in Portugal, 25 February 2010^[14]

Other merits

in Portuguese

Alerts against the risks that threaten the archaeological heritage of Portugal, such as the Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley.
Co-author of the book entitled Um modelo sintagmático e transformacional do português contemporâneo (A syntagmatic and transformational model of contemporary Portuguese, Didáctica Editora edition, Lisbon, 1982.
Author of the study / experiment "A certain way of celebrating Fernão Lopes", in "Escola Democrática" (magazine of the Direção Geral da Educação de Base), nº 33–34, pp. 21–25, Lisbon, 1980.

in English

Neanderthals on the Edge – 150th Anniversary Conference of the Forbes' Quarry Discovery, Gibraltar^[15]
Author of the study "The Middle-Upper Palaeolithic Transition in Portugal", at "Neanderthals on the edge: 150th anniversary conference of the Forbes' Quarry discovery,Gibraltar", pp. 95–109, Oxbow Books: Oxford.^[16]
Co-editor (with N. Moloney e M. Santonja) of the volume "Non-flint stone tools and the Palaeolithic Occupation of the Iberian Peninsula", B.A.R. – International Series, number 649, ed. Tempus Reperatum, Oxford^[17]
Co-editor of the compendium " On Community and Sustainable Museums / Museos Comunitarios y Sostenibles ", ed. EULAC Museums, 2019^[18]

References

^ ICOM Board Members^{[dead link]}
^ ICOM 23rd General Conference Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
^ Basic Biographical Information at the Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology
^ ICOM Kyoto 2019 – "The theme Museums as Cultural Hubs suggests, in part, this triennial's intended role as a gathering place to discuss various topics, including connection, cooperation, and information sharing on matters of international interest"
^ Notes transcribed from an email consultation. See Orçamento de Estado e qualidade da democracia (State budget and quality of democracy) – post by Luís Raposo, Novembre 17, 2020 (pt)
^ Audience, a central target? – by Bernard Blache, "A debate on audience starting from my experience in Palais de la découverte" (several meetings along the year 2015)
^ A palace to reconcile man and science, article by Bernard Blache, UNESCO 2000
^ France Museums
^ Rapport triennal 2007 – 2010
^ Missions and objectives
^ Word from the President at ICOM Europe, December 16, 2020
^ ICOM Europe
^ Confederação Portuguesa das Associações de Defesa do Ambiente
^ Instituto Cultural Romeno
^ Papers from a Conference Marking the 150th Anniversary of the Forbes' Quarry Discovery, Gibraltar, Edited by C. B. Stringer, R. N. E. Barton and J. C. Finlayson, 06 January, 2015
^ Neanderthals on the Edges, Oxbow Books, ISBN 9781842170151
^ Non-flint stone tools and the Palaeolithic Occupation of the Iberian Peninsula, Editors: Claire Smith, 2014
^ On Community and Sustainable Museums, EULAC MUSEUMS

External links

ICOM Kyoto 2019 – 25th ICOM General Conference ("Museums as Cultural Hubs: The Future of Tradition")
European Museums: New challenges, new ways to build the future in the eve of the European Year of Cultural Heritage
Luís Raposo – profile and publications at Research Gate
Luís Raposo – four texts for downloading (pt), (en)
Dating the Tejo river lower terraces in the Ródão area (Portugal) to assess the role of tectonics and uplift
Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro in danger
Middle Terrace Deposits of the Tagus River in Alpiarça, Portugal, in Relation to Early Human Occupation
Middle Terrace Deposits of the Tagus River in Relation to Early Human Occupation
VIDEO "folha de loureiro" (bay leaf = arrowhead) (pt)
Luís Raposo, author at newspaper journal Público: articles online from October 2018 to January 2021 (pt)
Articles online from February 2018 to 6 January 2021, at the site Património.pt (pt)
Tagus River in Lisbon (illustrations)
National Archaeology Museum, Portugal

THE FUTURE OF MUSEUMS

in 2021

International Museum Day (named Day 2021; theme: recover and reimagine; date: May 18, 2021)

[1] ICOM Board Members^{[dead link]}

[2] ICOM 23rd General Conference Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

[3] Basic Biographical Information at the Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology

[4] ICOM Kyoto 2019 – "The theme Museums as Cultural Hubs suggests, in part, this triennial's intended role as a gathering place to discuss various topics, including connection, cooperation, and information sharing on matters of international interest"

[5] Notes transcribed from an email consultation. See Orçamento de Estado e qualidade da democracia (State budget and quality of democracy) – post by Luís Raposo, Novembre 17, 2020 (pt)

[6] Audience, a central target? – by Bernard Blache, "A debate on audience starting from my experience in Palais de la découverte" (several meetings along the year 2015)

[7] A palace to reconcile man and science, article by Bernard Blache, UNESCO 2000

[8] France Museums

[9] Rapport triennal 2007 – 2010

[10] Missions and objectives

[11] Word from the President at ICOM Europe, December 16, 2020

[12] ICOM Europe

[13] Confederação Portuguesa das Associações de Defesa do Ambiente

[14] Instituto Cultural Romeno

[15] Papers from a Conference Marking the 150th Anniversary of the Forbes' Quarry Discovery, Gibraltar, Edited by C. B. Stringer, R. N. E. Barton and J. C. Finlayson, 06 January, 2015

[16] Neanderthals on the Edges, Oxbow Books, ISBN 9781842170151

[17] Non-flint stone tools and the Palaeolithic Occupation of the Iberian Peninsula, Editors: Claire Smith, 2014

[18] On Community and Sustainable Museums, EULAC MUSEUMS

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