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RETROPAUSEARCHIVE / 1970—2009
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Cultural dates, releases and technologies with reviewable evidence and editorial oversight.

2 April 2025
FILM / SPAIN

Project announced to create a Cinema Museum in the former NO-DO building

The Ministry of Culture announced a project to rehabilitate the former NO-DO building as a Cinema Museum and create a space for memory and interpretation there. The announcement says the NO-DO negatives are held at Filmoteca Española’s Conservation and Restoration Centre; it describes a project, not its eventual outcome.

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  1. El nuevo Museo del Cine se ubicará en el antiguo edificio del NO-DO | Ministerio de Culturawww.cultura.gob.es · accessed 09/25/2026
2 April 2025
FILM / SPAIN

A Cinema Museum is announced for the former NO-DO building

The Ministry of Culture announced a project for the former NO-DO building. Plans include rehabilitating it and creating a space for memory and interpretation, as well as facilitating access to the archives. Nearly 70,000 NO-DO negatives are held at Filmoteca Española.

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  1. El nuevo Museo del Cine se ubicará en el antiguo edificio del NO-DO | Ministerio de Culturawww.cultura.gob.es · accessed 09/26/2026
2025
RESTORATION / SPAIN

RetroMañía prepares an exhibition on Atari ST and Commodore Amiga

The 2025 edition of RetroMañía announced an exhibition placing the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga families in context and highlighting their multimedia capabilities, alongside activities and visits related to computer history.

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  1. RetroMañía 2025 | Asociación RetroAcciónwww.retroaccion.org · accessed 09/25/2026
April 2024
TOYS / COLOMBIA

Colombian Pedagogical Museum names toys its feature of the month

In April 2024, the Colombian Pedagogical Museum selected its general collection of games and toys as its feature of the month. It includes traditional handmade toys such as the coca, pirinola, spinning top and yo-yo.

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  1. Pieza del mes de abril de 2024: Los juguetes en la historia de la infancia. La colección de juegos y juguetes en el Museo Pedagógico Colombiano. – MUSEO PEDAGÓGICO COLOMBIANOmuseopedagogico.pedagogica.edu.co · accessed 09/24/2026
22 November 2019
FASHION / SPAIN

“¡Extra, Moda!” opens at the Museo del Traje

The Museo del Traje presented “¡Extra, Moda! The Birth of Fashion Press in Spain,” an exhibition organised with Acción Cultural Española on the relationship between the press and the fashion system. It brought together more than one hundred objects, including publications, fashion plates, garments and accessories.

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  1. ¡Extra, Moda! El nacimiento de la prensa de moda en España - Museo del Traje | Ministerio de Culturawww.cultura.gob.es · accessed 09/23/2026
22 November 2019
FASHION / SPAIN

“¡Extra, moda!” exhibition on the birth of fashion press in Spain opens

Organized by the Museo del Traje and Acción Cultural Española, the exhibition brought together more than 100 objects—including publications, fashion plates, patterns and garments—to explore the press as a means of disseminating fashion. It ran until 1 March 2020.

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  1. ¡Extra, Moda! El nacimiento de la prensa de moda en España - Museo del Traje | Ministerio de Culturawww.cultura.gob.es · accessed 09/26/2026
2019
BOARD GAMES / GLOBAL

The board game Museum is published for the first time

Museum, a game centered on collections and museums, is published for the first time. The article presents it as a contemporary example of how a game can represent cultural institutions and practices.

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  1. Reseña: Museum | Misut Meeplemisutmeeple.com · accessed 09/23/2026
2019
VIDEO GAMES / GLOBAL

A study examines nostalgia, player experience and technological innovation

In 2019, a study titled “Cultural Archaeology of Video Games” was published, bringing together nostalgic discourse, player experience and technological innovation. The available record does not detail its findings.

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  1. ARQUEOLOGÍA CULTURAL DE LOS VIDEOJUEGOS. Entre discursos nostálgicos, experiencia del gamer e innovación tecnológicaopenalex.org · accessed 09/25/2026
14 May 2017
CONTEMPORARY RETRO / SPAIN

El Periódico depicts the commercial rise of updated retro products

A report on the retro business described product relaunches in areas such as clothing, food, phones, video games and instant photography, linking them to nostalgia and a recovery in consumption.

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  1. El negocio de lo 'retro'www.elperiodico.com · accessed 09/25/2026
2017
RESTORATION / ARGENTINA

Pilot study of contemporary art collections in Argentine museums

ICCROM and Argentina’s Ministry of Culture conducted a pilot study of contemporary art collections in Argentine museums. It provided the basis for a regional program to assess needs and improve the conservation and management of these collections.

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  1. Conservación de Arte Contemporáneo | ICCROMwww.iccrom.org · accessed 09/25/2026
2017
CONTEMPORARY RETRO / SPAIN

UOC links the appeal of retro to the search for individuality

In a 2017 news article, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya reported views that interpret the revival of objects from the past as a response to present-day needs, including standing out from others.

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  1. Crece la fiebre por los productos del pasado | UOCwww.uoc.edu · accessed 09/25/2026
2017
RESTORATION / ARGENTINA

ICCROM conducts a pilot study of contemporary art collections in Argentina

In collaboration with Argentina’s Ministry of Culture, ICCROM carried out a pilot study of contemporary art collections in the country’s museums. The study became the basis for a regional programme to assess conservation and collection-management needs.

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  1. Conservación de Arte Contemporáneo | ICCROMwww.iccrom.org · accessed 09/26/2026
22 December 2010
TOYS / SPAIN

The Almassora Toy Museum Is Established

The Almassora Toy Museum dates its establishment to 22 December 2010. Its temporary exhibitions showcase the Arenós and Agut family’s collection of antique toys.

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  1. Museo del Juguete de Almassorawww.almassora.es · accessed 09/27/2026
2009
RESTORATION / SPAIN

Rehabilitation and museographic project at the Museum of Romanticism are completed

The rehabilitation phase completed in 2009 included work in parts of the ground floor, courtyards and foyer, new storage and service areas, and a museographic project for the permanent exhibition.

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  1. Archivo del Museo Nacional del Romanticismo (Madrid ...censoarchivos.mcu.es · accessed 09/26/2026
March 2007
MUSIC / SPAIN

The Museu de la Música opens a new exhibition of its collections

In March 2007, the Museu de la Música opened a new exhibition of its collections at L’Auditori in Barcelona, presenting musical objects in an exhibition setting.

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  1. Historia | Museu de la Músicaajuntament.barcelona.cat · accessed 09/24/2026
March 2007
EVERYDAY LIFE / SPAIN

The Museu de la Música opens a new exhibition at L’Auditori

The museum opened a new exhibition of its collections at L’Auditori in Barcelona.

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  1. Historia | Museu de la Músicaajuntament.barcelona.cat · accessed 09/25/2026