MUI_276 Theory and practice of modern museum exhibiting I.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Holman (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavel Holman
Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavel Holman
Supplier department: Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:10–15:45 C31
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 subjectives of the course are the following:
making students aware history of museum exhibition and its specificity;
acquainting students with cours of preparation and realisation of exhibitions;
making students aware of technical part of exhibitions;
Syllabus
  • Introduction, general exhibition design as part of human activities.
  • History of exhibition design, basic periods of general exhibition design.
  • International exhibitions in 2. half of 19. century, Jubilee exhibition 1891, Ethnographical exhibition 1985.
  • General exhibition design between World's Wars, Exhibition of contemporaray culture 1928 in Brno. Exhibition design after 1945.
  • New trends in general exhibition design.
  • Birth and basic periods of museum exhibition design.
  • General exhibition design and museum presentation.
  • Museum exhibition design and its specificity.
  • Forms of museum exhibition design.
  • Methodology of formation of museum exhibition design.
  • Contemporary museum exhibition design in Czech Republic and abroad and its. perspective.
  • Technical part of museum exhibitinos - showcases, lighting, design, texts;
  • Handicapped visitors
Literature
  • Denk, Zdeněk: Výstavnictví a veletržní tvorba. Brno 1984
  • Tvorba muzejních expozic a výstav. Opava 1981
  • Stránský, Zbyněk Z.: Metodika muzejně prezentační kominikace. In: Časopis Moravského muzea, vědy společenské, 1983
  • Benš, Josef: Muzejní pezentace. Praha 1981
  • DEAN, David. Museum exhibition : theory and practice. London: Routledge, 1996, xi, 177 s. ISBN 0-415-08016-9. info
  • EDSON, Gary and David DEAN. The handbook for museums. 1st publ. London: Routledge, 1994, xvi, 302. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
lectures, reading, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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