MUM_007 Research and Museology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Jagošová, DiS., PhD. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Pavol Tišliar, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Pavol Tišliar, PhD.
Contact Person: Mgr. Miriam Molnárová
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 aim of the course is to open to students the topic of basic methods and techniques used for scientific researches of public and researches in museum space. The course offers information about publications to the topic and examples of museological czech and foreign researches and new trends. At the end of this course students should be able to use gained knowledge to their own research in the space of museum and cultural institutions.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- apply scientific methods and techniques in the field of museological research;
- prepare and communicate their own research project in the form of publication or conference presentation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Scientific research in museology – examples of approaches of several authors and research institutions, typology according to used methods (historically-comparative, theoretical, empirical). 2. Basic approaches to scientific research (quantitative, qualitative), topics of research and used research methods (questionaire, interview, group interview, test, text analysis, observation, evaluation, experiment etc.). 3. Procedure of preparation and realisation of scientific research. Steps of researcher.
Literature
    required literature
  • MENSCH, Peter van. Towards a Methodology of Museology. Zagreb 1992. Doctor Thesis.
  • STRÁNSKÝ, Zbyněk Zbyslav. Úvod do muzeologie. Brno: Universita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, 1972.
  • NEUSTUPNÝ, Jiří. Muzeum a věda. Praha : Kabinet muzejní a vlastivědné práce při Národním muzeu v Praze, 1968. 164 s. Edice Muzejní práce, sv. 13.
    recommended literature
  • OCHRANA, František, Milan Jan PŮČEK a kol. Metodologie a řízení výzkumu v muzeu. Praha: Národní zemědělské muzeum, 2019. ISBN 978-80-88270-11-9.
  • HEPNER, V., KASALOVÁ, H. Postoje české veřejnosti ke kulturním památkám a památkové péči. Praha : Ústav pro výzkum kultury, 1976. 199 s.
  • KNELL, Simon J., MACLEOD, Suzanne, WATSON, Sheila (eds.). Museum Revolution : How Museums Change and are Changed. Routledge 2007. 385 s. ISBN-13: 978-0-415-44467-5.
  • TKÁČ, Vladimír. Muzeologicko-sociologické výzkumy muzea a jeho publika. In Muzeum a publikum/Museum and Public : sborník ze semináře/Seminar Proceedings. Opava : Slezské muzeum Opava, 1990.
  • MENSCH, Peter van. Museology as a Scientific Basis for the Museum Profession. Profesionalizing the Muses. Amsterdam 1989.
  • ŠPÉT, Jiří. Bibliographia museologica 1818 – 1967. Praha 1968.
  • ÉMOND, Anne-Marie. Education in Museums as seen in Canada, the United States and Europe: Research on programs and exhibitions. Québec : MultiMondes, 2006. 292 s. ISBN 2-89544-093-X.
  • FALK, John H., DIERKING, Lynn D. Learning from Museums : Visitor Experiences and the Making of Meaning. Oxford : AltaMira Press, 2000. 272 s. ISBN 0-7425-0295-3.
  • Muzea, věda, kultura a současná Evropa. Brno : Moravské zemské muzeum, 1992.
  • SUK, Richard. Výzkum návštěvnosti muzeí III. Praha : Muzeologický kabinet při Národním muzeu v Praze, 1970. 123 s.
  • TKÁČ, Vladimír. Výkladový slovník termínů k výzkumu vztahů muzea a jeho publika : pracovní verze pro seminář k výzkumu vztahu muzea a publika jako mimořádné číslo Metodického zpravodaje pro vlastivědu v Sm kraji. Opava : Slezské muzeum v Opavě, 1988.
  • CARBONELL, Bettina Messias. Museum Studies : An Anthology of Contents. Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2006. 640 s. ISBN 0-631-22830-6.
  • KESNER, Ladislav. Marketing a management muzeí a památek. Praha : Grada Publishing
  • JŮVA, Vladimír jun. Česká muzea a galerie pro děti a mládež : vybrané výsledky dotazníkového průzkumu. In Děti, mládež,… a muzea? III. : sborník příspěvků ze stejnojmenné konference. Brno : Moravské zemské muzeum, 2003. ISBN 80-7028-205-3.
  • DUFRESNE-TASSÉ, Colette (ed.). Familles, écoliers et personnes âgées au musée: Recherches et perspectives : Families, Schoolchildren and Seniors at the Museum: Research and Trends : Familias, escolares y personas de edad en el museo: Investigaciones y pe
  • Výzkum dlouhodobého rozvoje oblasti kultury. Praha : Ústav pro výzkum kultury, 1975. 53 s.
  • SOFKA, Vinoš (ed.). Methodology of Museology and Professional Training. ICOFOM Study Series, 1983.
Teaching methods
group projects
Assessment methods
At the end of this course students prepare scientific museological text on selected topic that will be prepared for publishing. There is a space for articles submitting in phases of content and formal preparations before type-setting of article (in specified deadlines) in the elf course of the same name.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023.
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