ETBB107 Preservation of the Cultural Heritage I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Chovancová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 J31
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
Course objectives
The course informs the students about ethnographic museology as one of significant tools used in the cultural heritage preservation. The subject´s goal is to explain the historical context in the development of ethnographic museology, the museum legislation and the principles of museum work.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the first series of the lecture cycle focused on the preservation of cultural heritage in museum institutions, the students will have command of museum legislation and principles of museum work, especially evidence, treatment, care and assessment of collections; making them accessible through exhibitions (libretto and script of an exhibition, museography), publishing (expert texts, catalogue, bibliography) and lectures. They will be able to discuss about the ethic of museum staff and their work.
Syllabus
  • 1. Terminology.
  • 2. Taxonomy.
  • 3. Legislation.
  • 4. Collecting.
  • 5. Origin and description of individual museum collections in the Czech lands, their importance for the region from the broader research point of view, focus of collections.
  • 6. Principles of museum work, namely registration, processing, care and evaluation of the collection stock – its presentation by way of exhibitions (exhibition libretto and scenario, museography), publishing (specialised texts, catalogues, bibliography) and lectures.
  • 7. Ethics of a museum worker.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Muzeologie : úvod do studia (Variant.) : Úvod do studia muzeologie : určeno pro posluchače International Summer School of Museology - ISSOM. info
  • DOUŠEK, Roman and Zuzana HOLUBOVÁ. Muzejní výzkum (Museum Research). In Roman Doušek a kol. Úvod do etnologického výzkumu. 1st ed. Brno: MUNI, 2014, p. 189-233. Etnologické příručky 7. ISBN 978-80-210-6883-4. info
  • DOLÁK, Jan. Muzealizace v soudobé společnosti a poslání muzeologie (Musealization in contemporary society and role of museology). 2006. info
  • STRÁNSKÝ, Zbyněk. Úvod do studia muzeologie, druhé rozšířené a aktualizované vydání (Introduction to the Study of Museology (Second Expanded and Updated Edition).). In Úvod do stuia muzeologie. Brno: Úvod do stuia muzeologie, 1997. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, homework.
Assessment methods
Written examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Kombinované studium 10 hodin přímé výuky v semestru.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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