FF:MUM_011 Criticism of Exhibitions - Course Information
MUM_011 Criticism of Museum Exhibitions
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Irena Chovančíková (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D.
Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucia Miškolciová
Supplier department: Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Fri 15. 10. 10:00–13:40 K21, Fri 22. 10. 10:00–13:40 K21, Fri 19. 11. 10:00–13:40 K21, Fri 10. 12. 10:00–13:40 K21
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Museology (programme FF, N-MU_) (3)
- Course objectives
- The main objective of the course is to learn the principles of museum exhibition criticism as an effective and necessary, even though quite disregarded, tool for increasing the quality of presentation activity in contemporary museum institutions.
- Learning outcomes
- After completion of the course, the student will be able to: critically analyse the positives and shortcomings of contemporary museum displays and exhibitions with regard to their contentual, visual and installation characteristics; publish a review of a museum exhibition or display in museum or museology journal; apply the acquired theoretical knowledge in museum practice.
- Syllabus
- Princliples of museum's presentation in practice.
- Sciences in museum and its specifics in museum presentation.
- Types of museums and its problems in museum presentation.
- Basic standards of criticism of exhibitions.
- Principal lacks and mistakes in methodology and presentation of museum exhibitions.
- Research of influence of museum exhibitions to museums visitors.
- Museum exhibitions as a theme for review in journals and in mass media.
- Literature
- required literature
- Kritika muzejní výstavní tvorby. 1. vyd, Hodonín, Masarykovo muzeum v Hodoníně 2006, ISBN 80-906328-4-2
- recommended literature
- HOLMAN, Pavel. Nová expozice o životě T. G. Masaryka v Muzeu Hodonínska (T. G. Masaryk - new exhibition about his live in Muzem Hodonínska). In Slovácko. 1st ed. Uherské Hradiště: Slovácké muzeum v Uherském Hradišti, 1998, p. 157-159. ISBN 80-86185-00-1. info
- DEAN, David. Museum exhibition : theory and practice. London: Routledge, 1996, xi, 177 s. ISBN 0-415-08016-9. info
- not specified
- HOLMAN, Pavel. Muzejně výstavní kritika (Criticism of museum exhibitions). In Kritika muzejní výstavní tvorby. 1st ed. Hodonín: Masarykovo muzeum v Hodoníně, 2006, p. 78-86. ISBN 80-903628-4-2. info
- Teaching methods
- theory and practice
- Assessment methods
- activity in lectures and tutorials
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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