MUBKO_B027 Material research of collections

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Hložek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Pavol Tišliar, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Hložek, Ph.D.
Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Miriam Molnárová
Supplier department: Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course is aimed to basics of analytic methods used for research of collection items in present time museums and galleries. The main accent concerns procedures of these techniques including sampling, information value, limits and potencial of data interpretation. The course concerns also practical work with chosen instruments.
Learning outcomes
- describe analytic methods used for research of collection items in present time museums and galleries,
- describe the procedures of these techniques and adequate instruments
Syllabus
  • 1. Application of radiology and endoscopy in collection items research.
  • 2. Application of computer tomography in collection items research.
  • 3. Application of optické a polarizing microskopy in collection items research.
  • 4. Application of electron microskopy and videomicroskopy in collection items research.
  • 5. Application of handheld XRF spectrometer in collection items research.
  • 6. Application of other analytic methods (XRD, LIBS, AAS, NAA, MALDI-TOF MS, GC-MS, IR, FTIR, Raman spectrometry, etc.) in collection items research.
Teaching methods
lectures, lab excercises
Assessment methods
colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
A supplementary interactive curriculum has been created for the course in IS MU along with test questions to monitor the knowledge acquired during the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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