Editorial – Of tradition and inovation

Abstract

In 2024, the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM) celebrated twenty years of existence as a research unit. With some delay, it is true — it was in 2002 that the first FCT evaluation was presented —but perhaps inevitable when studying an era that had a different conception of time but which knew how to appreciate the value of rituals and ceremonies. As a rule, this was done. From the outset, the celebration was a commemoration, a community remembrance of the founders of the Institute and their heritage, accompanied by the evocation of the IEM's journey and the achievements and successes it had achieved in that period. Everything was remembered on the Institute's renewed portal (https://iem.fcsh.unl.pt/20-anos-iem/), using photographs, posters, and testimonies from researchers from other units and institutions, within and outside the country.