Photography Studies Center of Tomar (CEFT)

Municipality of Tomar

The “Centro de Estudos em Fotografia de Tomar” (Photography Studies Centre of Tomar or CEFT), also known as “Casa dos Cubos” (House of Cubes), is a cultural space dedicated to the promotion of historical and contemporary photography. CEFT is an important meeting point for dialogue and collaboration between artists, photographers, students, teachers and the general public. The architecture of the building is also an attraction, and it is made up of cubic forms that intertwine and create different planes. This is a tribute to the original function of the building, in which cubic boxes were used to count and weigh agricultural products (bushels) as this had the function of a warehouse.

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CEFT_Municipality of Tomar_Photo by Gil de Lemos (1) — CEFT, Municipality of Tomar – Photo by Gil de Lemos

Camera

Photography, as a technique and record of memory, was presented by the Tomar Centre for Photography Studies to the community of Mosteiro, in Pedrógão Grande. The community was invited to share their joys, sorrows, dreams, projects and colours through photographs from family albums and portraits made by the CEFT team.

CAMERA

Late 19th century, early 20th century Large format studio camera with a wooden tripod mount and 300-mm F4.5 Voigtlander Heliar lens.

Manuel Conceição’s Collection Centro de Estudos em Fotografia de Tomar

CEFT-20th-19th-century-camera-on-exhibition-at-the-Mosteiro-Association-in-the-Municipality-of-Pedrogao-Grande-4 — CEFT – 20th-19th Century Camera on exhibition at the Mosteiro Association, in the Municipality of Pedrógão Grande

Landscapes of Life

Tomar and Mosteiro, Portugal 2022
Community of Mosteiro, António Ventura, Rita Stoff, Hugo Malainho and SAMP team.
Photographic exhibition with images of the Mosteiro’s landscapes, community portraits and photographs from the family archive.

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Mosteiro-Old-photographs-shared-by-the-community-of-Mosteiro-for-the-exhibition-Landscapes-of-Life-Photo-by-Rita-Stoffel-1 — Old photographs shared by the community of Mosteiro for the exhibition ‘Landscapes of Life.’ Photo by Rita Stoffe

Museum-Village Route map

The Museum in the Village Project has transcended geographical boundaries by bringing together museums and villages from 26 different municipalities in Portugal. The map highlights the three participating regions and reveals the route between the museum and the village, where Cultural Heritage acts as a bridge to bring together municipalities, celebrate traditions and enhance territorial cohesion.

A laboratory was organised in the association (…) to develop the photos we had taken in the street, using the sun as a resource. Those photos brought back good memories for me. They reminded me of when I was 11 years old; I was at my godfather’s house (…) he was a photo-lab amateur. And I remember that one day I also went into that small laboratory that he had in a corner of his house, where he would develop photographs, one of which he took of me.
Cecília Coelho
Community of Mosteiro, Municipality of Pedrógão Grande

(…) it was a way for them to get out of their daily routine and experience an opportunity to value the role of museums as institutions that bring people closer to their roots (…)
Susana Coelho
Municipal Archive of Pedrógão Grande, Municipality of Pedrógão Grande

It was good, it was great. I think it was useful that they came here, because people are more connected. There are so few of us and there are days when we don’t even see each other, so it’s a way to get together and socialise more with each other. It was nice to have people like you from outside talking to us. The result of this work was beautiful. There was a bit of everything… even a picture of my patio. The experience could not have been better.
Laudina Pereira Nunes
Community of Mosteiro, Municipality of Pedrógão Grande

Exhibitions Credits

Cultural Promoter

SAMP – Sociedade Artística Musical dos Pousos
Co-financier

Iniciativa Portugal Inovação Social
Programa Operacional Social e de Emprego (PO ISE)
Portugal 2020
Fundo Social Europeu (FSE)
Social investor

Câmara Municipal de Leiria
Partner
Rede Cultura 2027
In collaboration with

Município de Tomar
Município de Pedrógão Grande
Centro de Estudos em Fotografia de Tomar
Junta de Freguesia de Pedrógão Grande
Associação do Mosteiro
União de Freguesias de Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes
Museums Working Group for “Rede Cultura 2027”

Alberto Guerreiro | Museu Raul da Bernarda
Sónia Santos | Município de Ourém
Bruno Silva | Rede de Museus e Galerias de Óbidos
Dóris Santos | Museu Dr. Joaquim Manso
Filipe Guimarães da Silva | Fundação Mário Soares e Maria Barroso
Jorge Figueiredo | Município de Porto de Mós
Luís Figueiredo | Museu Damião de Góis e das Vítimas da Inquisição
Margarida Moleiro | Museu Municipal Carlos Reis
Raquel Janeirinho | Rede Museológica do Concelho de Peniche
Vânia Carvalho | Museu de Leiria
The 13 Villages

Alcanadas (Batalha) | Louriceira de Cima (Arruda dos Vinhos) | Ateanha (Ansião) |
Cabeças (Alvaiázere) | Cercal (Cadaval) | Columbeira (Bombarral) | Fanhais (Nazaré) |
Freixianda (Ourém) | Folgarosa (Torres Vedras) | Mosteiro (Pedrógão Grande) | São Bento
(Porto de Mós) | Fetelaria (Sobral de Monte Agraço) | Pena e Casal da Pena (Torres Novas).
The 13 Museums

Casa do Tempo (Castanheira de Pera) | Centro de Artes Caldas da Rainha | Centro de
Estudos em Fotografia de Tomar | Rede de Museus e Galerias de Óbidos | Museu de Arte
Popular Portuguesa (Pombal) | Museu da Lourinhã | Museu de Aguarela Roque Gameiro
(Alcanena) | Museu de Leiria | Museu do Vidro (Marinha Grande) | Museu e Centro de Artes
de Figueiró dos Vinhos | Museu Damião de Góis e das Vítimas da Inquisição (Alenquer) |
Museu Raul da Bernarda (Alcobaça) | Rede Museológica do Concelho de Peniche.

O projeto conta, ainda, com a colaboração de museus dos 26 municípios participantes.
SAMP Contigo | Coordination

Raquel Gomes
Museu na Aldeia | Coordination

Gabriela da Rocha
Sofia Neves
Museu na Aldeia | Teams of the project 
- Artistic team | SAMP
  
  Bruno Homem | Musician
  Filipa Cunha | Musician
  Inesa Markava | Artistic Performance Director
  Jesus Kristen | Musician
  Raquel Gomes | Community Artist
  Ruben Santos | Musician
  Sofia Neves | Actress
- Technical team | SAMP
  
  Ana Figueiredo | Communication and Content Manager
  Cátia Gaio | Logistic and Financial Support
  Gabriela da Rocha | Museologist
  Henrique Chaves | Sociologist
  Lara Matos | Degree in Social Psychology
  Leonor Capricho | Graphic Designer
  Ismael Neves | Logistic and Financial Support
  Telma Pereira | Production
- Texts 
  
  Ana Figueiredo | SAMP
  António Ventura | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  Gabriela da Rocha | SAMP
  Henrique Chaves | SAMP
  Sofia Neves | SAMP
- Photography credits
  
  António Ventura | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  SAMP team
  Gil de Lemos
  Hugo Malainho | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  Manuel Gil | Casota Collective
  Rita Stoffel | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
- Museology and museography
  
  António Ventura | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  Gabriela da Rocha | SAMP
  Pedro Perfeito | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  Patrícia Romão | Gabinete de Museologia e Património Cultural | CEFT
- Assembly and technical support
  
  António Ventura | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  Gabriela da Rocha | SAMP
  Gonçalo Figueiredo | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  Helena Soeiro | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  Margarida Costa | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
- Graphic design and illustration
  
  Henrique Martinowski
  Leonor Capricho | SAMP
  Pedro Perfeito | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
- Equipment design
  
  Paolo Martini | Novonovo
- Photo editing and post-production
  
  Gonçalo Figueiredo | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  Pedro Perfeito | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
- Video capture and editing
  
  Hugo Malainho | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
- Scanning and indexing
  
  Margarida Costa | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  Rita Stoffel | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
  Pedro Perfeito | CEFT – Casa dos Cubos
- Specialised transportation of the artwork
  
  RNTrans – Grupo URBANOS
- Insurance of the artwork 
  
  LUSITANIA, Companhia de Seguros, SA
- Acknowledgements
  
  Comunidade do Mosteiro
  Laura Silva e Daniela Silva
  Associação Cultural e Recreativa de Melhoramentos de São Pedro do Mosteiro
  Arquivo Municipal de Pedrógão Grande
  Centro de Estudos em Fotografia de Tomar
  Politécnico de Tomar
  União de Freguesias de Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes
  ANAFS – Associação Nacional dos Alistados das Formações Sanitárias