DU1356k Field Seminary: Theory and Practice of the Art Presentation, Museum of Art

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar is conceived as an introduction to the theory and practice of presentation of visual arts. Students should develop an awareness of a specifics of exhibiting works of art, as one of the basic formats of art historical trade. They should acquire conceptual and critical vocabulary for analysis of exhibitions, as well as essential knowledge and skills for realization of an exhibition project.
Syllabus
  • Theory of exhibiting and display The origins and early history of art museum and other formats of art display Transformation of museum after 1970, new forms of exhibiting art Social roles and dilemmas of contemporary museum Strategies of presentation of works of art Contextualizationof works of art Structuring an exhibition - narrative and database History and geography of art in the museum Perceiving work of art in museum; museum experience and aesthetic experience Curator and curatorship Creating exhibition concept, planning, design, installation and management of exhibition project plánování Exhibition critique
Literature
  • Museums after modernism : strategies of engagement. Edited by Griselda Pollock - Joyce Zemans. 1. publ. Malden, USA: Blackwell, 2007, 248 s. ISBN 9781405136273. info
  • KESNER, Ladislav. Historie a geografie umění v uměleckém muzeu. Bulletin Moravské galerie. 2006, vol. 62, p. 121-130. info
  • KESNER, Ladislav. The Role of Cognitive Competence in the Art Museum Experience. Museum Management and Curatorship. 2006, vol. 21, No 1, p. 4-19. info
  • KESNER, Ladislav. Marketing a management muzeí a památek. Praha: Grada, 2005, 304 pp. ISBN 80-247-1104-4. info
  • KESNER, Ladislav. Expozice jako prostor aktivního vnímání. Teoretická východiska, strategie realizace. Bulletin Moravské galerie. 2003, 58-59, p. 92-107. info
  • KESNER, Ladislav. Marginální role muzea v české společnosti: neměnná a (ne)změnitelná? In Sborník z konference Muzeum a změna. Praha: Asociace muzeí a galerií České republiky, 2003, p. 107-14, 8 pp. ISBN 80-86611-04-3. info
  • BELTING, Hans. Konec dějin umění. Translated by Jan Hlavička. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2000, 244 s. ISBN 8020408568. info
  • KESNER, Ladislav. Muzeum umění v digitální době : vnímání obrazů a prožitek umění v soudobé společnosti. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Argo, 2000, 259 s. ISBN 8070351551. info
  • HASKELL, Francis. The ephemeral museum : old master paintings and the rise of the art exhibition. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000, xiv, 200. ISBN 0300085346. info
  • Art and its histories : contemporary cultures of display. Edited by Emma Barker. 1st pub. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999, 266 s. ISBN 0300077823. info
  • Thinking about exhibitions. Edited by Reesa Greenberg - Bruce W. Ferguson - Sandy Nairne. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1996, xxii, 487. ISBN 0415115906. info
Assessment methods
seminar paper to be submitted at the end of semester
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008.
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