MUBKO_005 History of Czech Museums II.

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Otakar Kirsch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Otakar Kirsch, Ph.D.
Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Dominika Matějková
Supplier department: Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 22. 2. 14:00–17:40 M22, Thu 14. 3. 14:00–17:40 M22, Thu 11. 4. 14:00–17:40 M22, Thu 16. 5. 14:00–17:40 M22
Prerequisites
MUBKO_004 Czech Museums History I.
MUBKO_004 History of Museums in Czech Lands I.
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
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to understand important trends in development of museums and museology in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia and will be capable to put them into contemporary cultural, political and intellectual context. Students will evaluate the importance of museum institutions, their collections and individual museum workers in the history of this field. They will be capable to describe the contribution of historical Czech Lands to the evolution of museological thinking in the world.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to:
- describe contribution of historical Czech Lands to the evolution of museological thinking in the world
- understand important trends in development of museums and museology in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia
Syllabus
  • The situation of museums during the First Republic era.
  • The Union of Czechoslovak Museums.
  • Development of regional and specialized museums in 1918-1938.
  • Land Museums during the Interwar Years.
  • Sudeten German Museums in Czechoslovakia and the Greater German Reich.
  • Czech museums at the time of the German Occupation.
  • War events and their impact on Czechoslovak museums.
  • The onset of communism and its impact on Czechoslovak museums (1948-1953).
  • The period of "consolidation", the establishment of the Cabinet of Museum and Regional Studies, and the publishing of a Museum Law.
  • Czechoslovak Museums in the 1960s.
  • Normalization period.
  • Development of Czech museums from 1989 to present day - basic trends.
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠPÉT, Jiří: Formování a rozvoj socialistického muzejnictví v ČSR (1945–1985). Praha 1988.
  • DOUŠA, Pavel: Organizace českého muzejnictví 1945–1989: Systém řízení muzeí v zajetí politické ideologie. Opava 2005. Dizertační práce. Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Filosoficko-přírodovědecká fakulta, Ústav historie a muzeologie.
  • ŠPÉT, Jiří. Přehled vývoje českého muzejnictví. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 120 s. ISBN 8021032065. info
    recommended literature
  • ŠPÉT, Jiří: Muzea ve vývoji společnosti a národní kultury. Praha b.d.
  • SKLENÁŘ, Karel. Obraz vlasti : příběh Národního muzea. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Paseka, 2001, 419 s. ISBN 8071853992. info
  • NEKUDA, Vladimír. 150 let Moravského musea v Brně : stručný přehled historického vývoje. V Brně: Moravské museum, 1969. info
  • 150 let Národního muzea v Praze. Praha 1968
  • ŠOPÁK, Pavel. Město muzeí : (Opava 1814-1989). 1. vydání. Opava: Slezské zemské muzeum, 2016, 175 stran. ISBN 9788087789377. info
  • KIRSCH, Otakar. (Po)zapomenutí nositelé paměti. Německé muzejnictví na Moravě ((Almost) Forgotten Memory Bearers. German Museology in Moravia). 1st ed. Brno: PAIDO, 2014, 282 pp. Kultura a edukace 3. ISBN 978-80-7315-249-9. info
  • KNAPÍK, Jiří. Vademecum muzeologie. 1. vyd. V Opavě: Slezská univerzita, 2012, 163 s. ISBN 9788072488117. info
  • SKLENÁŘ, Karel. Společnost národního muzea v dějinách i v současnosti. 1 vyd. Praha: ARSCI, 2007, 95 s. ISBN 9788086078748. info
  • KALUS, Jaromír, Jiří PERNES and Vladimír TKÁČ. Muzea na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Ostrava: Profil, 1988. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0/0/0 4 bloky po 6 hodinách + e-learning 8 hodin.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf3/course/view.php?id=4216
The course is supported by e-learning with relevant study materials.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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