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RETROPAUSEARCHIVE / 1970—2009
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Timeline

Cultural dates, releases and technologies with reviewable evidence and editorial oversight.

2022
MUSIC / SPAIN

AEDOM and the RTVE Institute Hold a Conference on Music Documentation in Radio

The conference “Music Documentation in Radio: New Challenges and Management Alternatives,” organized by AEDOM in collaboration with the RTVE Institute, addresses the professional management of radio music documentation.

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  1. Jornadasaedom.org · accessed 10/01/2026
2021
VIDEO GAMES / GLOBAL

An academic chapter examines video games’ cultural shift toward contemporary art

Romano Ponce Díaz’s chapter describes video games’ shift from everyday artefacts to objects legitimised as contemporary art, a general thesis that does not document specific acquisitions or exhibitions.

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  1. El arte es un juego: El desplazamiento cultural de los videojuegos de artefactos cotidianos a objetos de arte contemporáneo legitimadosopenalex.org · accessed 09/26/2026
2021
FOOD AND SWEETS / GLOBAL

A study examines how food is presented in museums

Dialnet records the 2021 article “Museos de la alimentación: sabores detrás del cristal” by G. J. G. Olivares. The available abstract notes that food has become a media phenomenon and that food is presented—or represented—in museums. This record does not provide a more precise date.

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  1. Museos de la alimentación: sabores detrás del cristal - Dialnetdialnet.unirioja.es · accessed 10/03/2026
2020
COMICS AND MAGAZINES / UNITED STATES

MAD adopts an almost exclusively reprint format

In 2020, the magazine shifted to publishing almost exclusively reprinted material.

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  1. Mad (revista)es.wikipedia.org · accessed 09/29/2026
2020
DESIGN AND ADVERTISING / GLOBAL

Study defines the codes of neo-retro packaging design

Franck Celhay, Lise Magnier, and Jan Schoormans published a study of neo-retro packaging design, distinguishing it from the revival of a historical identity: visual codes can evoke the past without proving a genuine heritage.

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  1. Moderno y auténtico. Definiendo el estilo neorretro en ...translate.google.com · accessed 10/28/2026
2020
EVERYDAY LIFE / SPAIN

An Oral History Project on Leisure During Spain’s Transition Is Published

José María Gago González publishes an educational oral history project for secondary-school students on everyday life and leisure in Spain between 1968 and 1986.

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  1. vida cotidiana y ocio en el tardofranquismo y la transición ...www.raco.cat · accessed 10/16/2026
  2. Vida cotidiana y ocio en el Tardofranquismo y la Transición a la democracia en España 1968-1986: un proyecto didáctico de Historia Oral para alumnos de secundariadoi.org · accessed 10/16/2026
2020
RESTORATION / GLOBAL

A book on preventive conservation of documents is published

The OpenAlex record identifies “Preventive Conservation of Documents in Archives and Libraries: Experiences, Methodologies and Policies” as a 2020 book. RetroPause cites its title as evidence that document conservation is addressed in publications, without summarizing its conclusions.

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  1. Conservación preventiva de documentos en archivos y bibliotecas. Experiencias, metodologías y políticasopenalex.org · accessed 10/04/2026
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
2 September 2019
RESTORATION / ARGENTINA

Meeting on the cataloguing, documentation and conservation of contemporary art in Buenos Aires

From 2 to 4 September, a professional meeting on the cataloguing, documentation and conservation of contemporary art took place at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires.

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  1. Conservación de Arte Contemporáneo | ICCROMwww.iccrom.org · accessed 09/26/2026
19 February 2019
DESIGN AND ADVERTISING / FRANCE

Karl Lagerfeld dies, leaving a defining mark on Chanel and Fendi

Karl Lagerfeld died in Paris on 19 February 2019, aged 85. His career included artistic direction at Chanel and Fendi, as well as his own label; at Chanel, his work helped renew the house from the early 1980s onward. Colleagues and industry figures highlighted his ability to reinterpret the codes of historic fashion houses and his influence on contemporary fashion.

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  1. El inolvidable legado de Karl Lagerfeld, una de ... - Infobaewww.infobae.com · accessed 10/31/2026
  2. Lo que la comunidad de la moda opinó sobre Karl Lagerfeld.translate.google.com · accessed 10/30/2026
2019
COMICS AND MAGAZINES / UNITED STATES

MAD leaves newsstands and moves to the direct market and subscriptions

Toward the end of 2019, MAD stopped being distributed at newsstands and became available through the direct market and subscriptions.

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  1. Mad (revista)es.wikipedia.org · accessed 09/29/2026
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
2019
FOOD AND SWEETS / ARGENTINA

A study examines yaquispala, memory and conservation

OpenAlex records Bárbara Bartl’s article “La yaquispala: prácticas locales, memoria y conservación” in 2019. The available record supports the year and subject, but not a more precise publication date.

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  1. ‘La yaquispala’: prácticas locales, memoria y conservaciónopenalex.org · accessed 09/30/2026
2019
COMICS AND MAGAZINES / SPAIN

Publication of the comic 'Historietas del Museo del Prado'

The National Museum of Prado released the comic "Historietas del Museo del Prado" in 2019 to celebrate its bicentenary and bring art history closer to a wider audience through graphic storytelling.

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  1. La industria de la historieta en España en 2019revista.tebeosfera.com · accessed 10/22/2026
  2. Velázquez, un artista de cómicmuyinteresante.okdiario.com · accessed 10/22/2026
  3. Informe Tebeosfera. La industria de la historieta en España ...www.academia.edu · accessed 10/22/2026
  4. Boletín de Novedades 2019-IIwww.mpr.gob.es · accessed 10/22/2026
  5. MISCELÁNEAwww.cultura.gob.es · accessed 10/22/2026
2019
DESIGN AND ADVERTISING / ARGENTINA

A study of the Argentine magazine Ciencia Nueva is recorded

In 2019, an academic study of Ciencia Nueva was recorded, focusing on its content, graphic resources, advertising, and audiences during 1970–1974. The reference establishes the study’s subject, not its conclusions.

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  1. LA REVISTA ARGENTINA CIENCIA NUEVA (1970-1974): ANÁLISIS DE CONTENIDOS, RECURSOS GRÁFICOS, PUBLICIDAD Y PÚBLICOSopenalex.org · accessed 10/06/2026
31 July 2018
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO / SPAIN

A study of Miguel Trillo’s photographic archive and the fanzine *Rockocó* is published

On 31 July 2018, an academic article was published examining the Miguel Trillo archive held at the Reina Sofía Museum, with particular attention to *Rockocó*’s documentary value for studying underground photography and Madrid’s 1980s Movida.

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  1. Una mirada documental de la fotografía underground a través del fanzine Rockocó. Análisis del Archivo Miguel Trillo en el Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS)doi.org · accessed 10/28/2026
June 2018
COMICS AND MAGAZINES / UNITED STATES

MAD resets its numbering with the June issue

The magazine returned to issue #1 in its June 2018 edition, coinciding with the move of its headquarters to the U.S. West Coast.

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  1. Mad (revista)es.wikipedia.org · accessed 10/15/2026
February 2018
CONTEMPORARY RETRO / GLOBAL

Publication of the ICCROM annual bulletin on conservation

Document reflecting on the evolution of conservation in Europe after World War II, contextualizing current preservation practices.

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  1. boletín anualwww.iccrom.org · accessed 10/19/2026
  2. Conservación del patrimonio y sostenibilidad en museosdoi.org · accessed 10/19/2026
2018
TOYS / COLOMBIA

Cataloging of the Mecano The Best in the Colombian Pedagogical Museum

The Colombian Pedagogical Museum records the 'Mecano The Best construction set' piece in its photographic and didactic material archive, establishing its historical and educational relevance.

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  1. Producción Industrial - MUSEO PEDAGÓGICO COLOMBIANOmuseopedagogico.pedagogica.edu.co · accessed 10/19/2026
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 the country’s museums, as part of an effort to assess conservation and management needs.

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  1. Conservación de Arte Contemporáneo | ICCROMwww.iccrom.org · accessed 09/26/2026
2017
FILM / GLOBAL

Andrea Cuarterolo publishes a study on archives and technical reproducibility

Andrea Cuarterolo’s study, published in 2017, places VHS within a discussion of archives and technical reproducibility. The available reference does not support attributing more specific conclusions to it.

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  1. El archivo en la época de su reproductibilidad técnicawww.vivomatografias.com · accessed 10/08/2026
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