FF:MUBKO_003 World History of Museums II. - Course Information
MUBKO_003 History of Museums in the World II.
Faculty of ArtsSpring 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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