The (dis)integration of the arts in the curriculum of the 21st century : notes for a history of the present

By analyzing a collection of legal documents produced by the government authorities and by the communities of experts and professionals in ‘the field’ of art education (in Portugal), this article aims to reflect on some ‘facts and figures’ that mark the history (more or less recent) of this sort of ‘cadevre exquis’ which is the curriculum of the arts (and the arts in the curriculum) of the 21st century