MUSEOLOGY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in CULTURAL HERITAGE SCIENCES

Disciplinary Sector:

MUSEOLOGY, ART AND RESTORATION CRITICISM

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

BAGELLA Stefania

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge in the humanities, history, science.

AF code:

10510675

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Final oral exam. Non-attending students: final oral exam and short critical essay about one of the discussed topics (to be agreed with the teacher).

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

Students will learn basic knowledge on history of museums and collections and about different types of museum institutions and their functions, on the national and international scene. The module also provides the basic necessary skills for a curatorial approach to include conservation, exhibition and communication.

Contents

1) Museum’s identity and mission. History, changes e functions, types of museum institutions.
2) Preserving and promoting: from protection to exhibition policy
3) Evolving concepts: communication, accessibility, participation, publics and storytelling
4) Current debat on museums and new historiographic interpretation

Recommended Bibliography

- Lucia Cataldo, Marta Paraventi - Il museo oggi - Linee guida per una museologia contemporanea Hoepli 2007
- Maria Teresa Fiorio, Il museo nella storia, Dallo studiolo alla raccolta pubblica, Pearson, seconda edizione 2018
- Lecture notes
- Readings and other short contents that will be shared in class

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Frontal lessons, private study, exchange views on specific issues. Non-attending students and those that attend less than 70% of the lessons are advised to contact the teacher for additional documentation.

Borrowed courses

MUSEOLOGY
LETTERE, FILOLOGIA MODERNA E INDUSTRIA CULTURALE - INDUSTRIA CULTURALE, ARTI E COMUNICAZIONE
MUSEOLOGY
SCIENZE DEI BENI CULTURALI - GESTIONE DEI BENI CULTURALI

Other courses

Course year: 1

HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
12 credits
ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN ART
6 credits - Caratterizzante
HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL ART
12 credits - Caratterizzante

Course year: 2

BASICS OF TEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY AND GIS
6 credits - Base
ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF GREEK AND ROMAN ART
6 credits - Caratterizzante
HISTORY OF MODERN ART
12 credits - Caratterizzante
MUSEOLOGY
6 credits - Caratterizzante
LANDSCAPE GEOGRAPHY
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa

Course year: 3

HISTORY OF LEGAL AND ECONOMICAL INSTITUTIONS
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa

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