Quoting name: João Júlio Rumsey Teixeira

Professional Category: Art expert (Jewellry and Silver) at MATER Fine Art

Thematic areas: History of Jewellery; Goldsmithing; Art and Politics; Art and Gender; History of Collecting

Position(s) within IHA: SC Member | RG Member [Pre-Modern Visual and Material Cultures] – Integrated Researcher

Contact: joaoteixeira@fcsh.unl.pt

CIÊNCIA ID: DF18-4F5E-0EBE

ORCiD: 0000-0002-4575-2949

 

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Biography

João holds a PhD in Art History from NOVA FCSH, with a thesis entitled “Portuguese Royal Jewellery, 1777–1889: a subversive periphery”. He is a specialist in jewellery and silver (graduated GIA and INCM), with more than 15 years of experience spanning the art market, museums and academia.

He was a writer for L+Arte magazine, taught Art Markets and Valuation at ESAD-Fundação Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva, and served as curator at the Money Museum of Banco de Portugal and as Scientific Commissioner of the Royal Treasure Museum in Lisbon.

He is co-founder of MATER Fine Art, where he heads the Jewellery and Silver department. He’s also a researcher at the Institute of Art History (NOVA FCSH), and a guest lecturer on the Art History degree programme at the same university.

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Abbreviations:
SC – Scientific Council; RG – Research Group