MUB_B033 Historian work in the museum

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Rája, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Otakar Kirsch, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Rája, Ph.D.
Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Dominika Matějková
Supplier department: Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 19. 2. 14:00–17:40 M22, Mon 11. 3. 14:00–17:40 M22, Mon 8. 4. 14:00–17:40 M22, Mon 13. 5. 14:00–17:40 M22
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 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the main areas of activity of historians in Czech, Moravian and Silesian museums. Students' imaginations will be confronted with the ideal and reality of the professional activity of a museum historian. Potential applicants for this profession will be better acquainted with its various aspects and able to adapt more quickly in the environment of a collection-creating institution.
Learning outcomes
After graduation, the student will be able to: - understand in more detail the scope and content of the museum historian's work - orient yourself in the way of museum and historical documentation - orient yourself in collection-making activities - understand the pitfalls of caring for collections - understand in more detail the methods of presentation in museums
Syllabus
  • Collection-building activities. Care of collections for their permanent preservation. Presentation of collection objects. Creation of museum exhibitions and exhibitions. Working with the public (special programmes for primary and secondary school pupils, secondary schools, discussions with the elderly...). Professional scientific activities (publishing and lecturing). Excursions to specific museums. Presentation of the scope and volume of work of the historian.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BENNETT, Tony. The birth of the museum : history, theory, politics. 1st pub. New York: Routledge, 1995, x, 278. ISBN 0415053870. info
  • BENEŠ, Josef. Muzejní prezentace. Praha: Národní muzeum v Praze, 1981. 383 s.
  • BENEŠ, Josef. Muzeum a sbírky. Praha: Ústav pro informace a řízení v kultuře, 1977, 330 s.
  • ELPERS, Sophie, PALM, Anna (eds.). Die Musealisierung der Gegenwart. Von Grenzen und hancen des Sammelns in kulturhistorischen Museen. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, 2014. 250 s. ISBN 978-3-8376-2494-6
  • HORÁČEK, Miroslav. Muzejní práce. Celostátní konference pracovníků muzeí a galerií v Brně. Praha: Národní muzeum, 1960. 156 s. Sv. 6.
  • Museums and the future of collecting. Edited by Simon J. Knell. 2nd ed. Hampshire: Ashgate, 2004, vii, 266. ISBN 0754630056. info
  • Muzea, věda, kultura a současná Evropa. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 1992.
  • NEUSTUPNÝ, Jiří. Muzeum a věda. Praha: Kabinet muzejní a vlastivědné práce při Národním muzeu v Praze, 1968. 164 s.
  • 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
  • VANĚK, Antonín. Orální historie: metodické a „technické“ postupy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2003. 78 s. ISBN 978-80-24407-18-3.
  • VANĚK, Miroslav, Pavel MÜCKE and Hana PELIKÁNOVÁ. Naslouchat hlasům paměti : teoretické a praktické aspekty orální historie. Praha: Ústav pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, 2007, 224 stran. ISBN 9788072850891. info
  • WAIDACHER, Friedrich. Príručka všeobecnej muzeológie. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské národné múzeum, 1999. 477 s. ISBN 80-860-015-5
  • ŽALMAN, Jiří. Příručka muzejníkova. Vydání 1. Praha: Asociace muzeí a galerií České republiky, 2002, 75 stran. ISBN 8086611000. info
  • ŽALMAN, Jiří. Příručka muzejníkova. Vyd. 1. Praha: Asociace muzeí a galerií České republiky, 2006, 135 s. ISBN 8086611191. info
Teaching methods
lectures, excursions
Assessment methods
Seminar work on a given topic
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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