Lab2PT is a R&D unit of the University of Minho that integrates researchers from the School of Architecture, Art and Design and from the Institute of Social Sciences. Established at the end of 2013, Lab2PT began its first funding period supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in 2015 and it is currently comprised by 67 PhD researchers, 31 collaborating researchers, and 71 doctoral students, conducting research in the Arts and Humanities domains, covering Architecture, Urbanism, History, Archaeology, Design, Visual Arts, Geography and Geology. The unit’s guiding principle is to foster knowledge convergence towards establishing its prominence in the fields of Landscape, Territory, Heritage, alongside Society, Technology, and Representation.

March 11, 2026 | 10 am – 1 pm | CAAA – Center for Art and Architecture Affairs

March 12, 2026 | 2 pm – 5 pm | Auditorium, ICS, University of Minho

 

Free admission.

Free admission.

Registration open for a certificate of participation.

March 26, 2026 | 6 pm | Room 1.03 of CP3 (Gualtar Campus, University of Minho)

 

Free admission.

March 25-27, 2026 | Bairro C, Guimarães, Portugal

 

🔹 3-Day Pass
Full access to the conference experience.

💳 280€

 

🔹 Closing Session Pass – March 27

💳 30 €

Participate in the final discussions and key points covered.

🕒 2.30 pm – 5.30 pm

February 16th to March 9th – General Library, Gualtar Campus

March 10th to 26th – Library, Azurém Campus

 

Free admission.

November 18-21, 2026 | University of Minho

 

 

Organized by:

Portuguese Archaeologists Association

Carmo Archaeological Museum

History Department of the ICS | University of Minho

 

Deadline for submission of papers/posters: March 31, 2026

April 11, 2026 | 9 am – 5 pm| Ceramic Craft Interpretation Center, Prado, Braga

 

Free entry subject to registration.

November 6th and 7th, 2026 | University of Minho (Gualtar Campus)

 

Organized by: Arnaldo Sousa Melo; Ana Rita Rocha; Andreia Durães; Bruno Madeira; Fernanda Magalhães; Joana Sequeira

Institute of Social Sciences | Department of History
Lab2PT/IN2PAST

 

 

Submissions of proposals for individual presentations or panels: until May 15th, 2026

November 25-27, 2026 | 10 am – 1 pm and 2.45 pm – 8 pm | Teatro Jordão, Guimarães / Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães

 

The preliminary call for papers has been launched with six proposed sessions for which abstracts, articles, or projects can be submitted.

 

The official call for papers will be launched on March 31st.