MUBKO_003 History of Museums in the World II.

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Holman (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavel Holman
Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Miriam Molnárová
Supplier department: Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
MUB_002 History of Museums in the World I.
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 main objectives of the course are the following:
making students aware of history of collecting and museums;
making students aware of changing of private cabinets to public museums;
making students aware of contemporary museums by their history
making students aware of comtemporary private collecting, differences between private collections and public museums.
Learning outcomes
- identify a descibe significant attribute of main period of colleting history;
- compare difference between approaches to collecting in particular periods;
- know significants collections and collectors in particular periods;
- analyse sources from ancient times and middle ages and current piece of knowludge about collecting
Syllabus
  • Collectiong in renaissance and barocque time, situation in society, natural sciences and collections, collections an resources of natural sciences, theoretical books about cabinets,guides.
  • Famous collectors and theirs collections - Hapsburgs, Medicis, Wettins, Wittelsbachs, John Tradescant, Olaf Worm, Athanasius Kircher, Danish kings etc.;
  • Enlightement and collecting, first museum - Basel, Oxford;
  • 18th century - from caninets to public museums, prerequisities in society, effect of the Enlightenment;
  • French revolution and museums;
  • Political, social and economical situation in society and birth of museums. Special museums, iínfluence of nationalism;
  • Museum's theory, leading representatives;
  • Museums in 20th sentury;
  • Museums in the beginning of new millenium;
  • Private collecting in 19th and 20th century.
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Lecture, the course will be finished by an oral exam. Knowledge of the subject matter from the autumn and spring semester of the book from the given literature and teaching materials placed subjects in ELF is required for the exam. Ability to practical application of acquired knowledge. Knowledge of general historical development and its influence on collecting and museums.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0/0/0 4 bloky po 6 hodinách + e-learning 8 hodin.
Teacher's information
The course is supported by e-learning support with relevant study materials along with exam questions in which the student can continuously test the knowledge acquired in the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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