ETBA130 Museum Practice

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/60/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Chovancová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Daniel Drápala, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course consists in practical familiarization with usual operation of museum institutions and in practising basic work procedures applied at the administration, treatment and presentation of museum collections of ethnographic nature.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to describe the basics of ethnographic museology. They should be able to create museum description of different ethnographic objects, and to use basic museum legislation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Electronic and written registration of collections.
  • 2. Depository regime and principles of collection depositing.
  • 3. Collecting activities.
  • 4. Work with collections (exhibitions, expositions, documentation).
  • 5. Preparation of students for practical work.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Simpson, Moira, G.: "Ethnomuseology". In: Smith, Claire: Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer-Verlag New York, 2014, pp. 2549–2553.
  • ROMÁNKOVÁ, Eva. Uchováno budoucím generacím. Devadesát let sbírkotvorné činnosti Valašského muzea v přírodě v Rožnově pod Radhoštěm. Rožnov pod Radhoštěm: Valašské muzeum v přírodě v Rožnově pod Radhoštěm, 2015. s. 24-51. ISBN 978-80-87210-51-2.
  • DOUŠEK, Roman. Úvod do etnologického výzkumu. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014. 342 s. ISBN 9788021068834. info
  • BERÁNKOVÁ, Helena. Lidová kultura v muzeu : sbírky Etnografického ústavu Moravského zemského muzea v Brně. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2013. 219 s. ISBN 9788070284025. info
  • STRÁNSKÝ, Zbyněk. Úvod do studia muzeologie : určeno pro posluchače muzeologie, International Summer School of Museology - ISSOM a zájemce o toto studium. Druhé aktualizované a pods. Brno: Masarykova univerzita pro Letní školu muzeologie UNESCO v Brně, 2000. 169 stran. ISBN 8021012722. info
Teaching methods
Class exercises.
Assessment methods
Credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Předmět je určen pro studenty jednooborové etnologie.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Kombinované studium 8 hodin přímé výuky v semestru.
Teacher's information
Upon completion of the internship, the student will submit a written report of up to 3 pages, which will include: 1) information about the history of the museum and its ethnographic collection; 2) a description of the museum internship. The student will request a certificate of completion of the internship, indicating the time when the internship took place.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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