Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

The Museum and Its Meanings

The Museum and Its Meanings
3
10096
4
First semester
OB
Cultural analysis -identity and innovation-
Art, cultural heritage, and experience
Main language of instruction: Catalan

Teaching staff


Dra. CRISPÍ CANTON, Marta - mcrispi@uic.es

Introduction

Throughout this subject we will carry out an analysis of museums and their roles in the context of today's society. Museums have evolved from institutions that preserve and exhibit works -collection containers - into centres where disclosure plays an increasingly important role among their activities. In this context, each museum's mission defines its position considering the nature of their collections and the goals of the museum. Also, we will draw a panorama of the museum and provide students with the tools to develop critical thinking.

Pre-course requirements

No pre-course requirements are needed to enrol in this subject, other than those of being a student of Humanities, having interest and concern for tangible and intangible heritage and rate heritage as a cultural expression as well as eagerness to learn and dissiminate heritage

Objectives

- Know, identify and think about the role of museums in contemporary society.

- Identify and evaluate the elements of cultural heritage and, in particular, the museum collections.

- Understand the functions and tasks carried out by the officers of museums.

- Awareness of the legal framework of museums as well as the administrative structure in which public museums are integrated.

- Identify the discourse and museographic resources of permanent and temporary exhibitions.

- Analyse the diffusion activities of museums and reflect on their suitability in terms of public.

Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • CN01 - Students will be able to analyse and interpret imaginary and iconic, symbolic and representational language in the context of humanistic disciplines.
  • CN03 - Students will be able to establish relationships between the concepts of heritage, territory and cultural identity.
  • CP02 - Students will be able to manage cultural projects focused on preserving and conserving heritage, through correct prior planning.
  • CP03 - Students will be able to design educational resources that encourage the understanding and appreciation of heritage and cultural identity, through the application of innovative and effective methodologies.
  • CP04 - Students will be able to encourage cultural visibility as a resource in institutions, markets, industries and companies.
  • CP05 - Students will be able to analyse socio-cultural, historical and artistic structures, from a respect for the fundamental rights of equality between men and women, using language that avoids androcentricity and stereotypes.
  • HB11 - Students will be able to critically analyse cultural and artistic representations, based on an understanding of their historical context, in order to develop an intercultural perspective and a deeper understanding of the contemporary world.
  • HB14 - Students will be able to critically evaluate cultural and humanistic production.
  • HB15 - Students will be able to analyse the elements that make up cultural heritage.
  • HB18 - Students will be able to present the results of their research in a narrative way, following the critical standards of each discipline.

Learning outcomes of the subject

Students will have acquired the following learning outcomes

2. Performs analysis and diagnoses on heritage and museums issues / situations

7. Analyze educational programs for the dissemination of culture and / or heritage or museums

8. Know and select specific documentation about cultural experiences

9. Practice teamwork strategies

12. Participate in cultural and heritage discussions

Syllabus

  1. Introduction: What is a museum? Museology and museography. Key concepts in museology: cultural heritage, cultural good, collection.
  2. Legislation and international organisations.
  3. From collections to museums. History of the museums. Typologies of museums: history, art, archeology, science, ethnographic, nature.
  4. The functions of the museum: researchem conserve, exhibit and difussion. Documentation and research. Conservation. Exhibiitions: permanent and temporary exhibitions. Communication and difussion of museums.
  5. Museums manegement. The bilding

Teaching and learning activities

In person



The classes combine the theoretical analysis with the review of cases, texts and presentations of museums. They will encourage reflection and critical analysis of the exhibiting and dissimination of museums and heritage institutions based on visits and assignments.

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person



 The assessment will be done after 6 exercises that are:

1. Legislation workshop on heritage and museums - Presentation in class and paper delivery. 1 point
2. Blog of a Museum. 4 points 
4. Work: Design of an exhibition and program of activities (groups 2/3). 5 points. It will be exposed on the day of the exam: January


Exercise guidelines to deliver:
- Workshop on legislation. Exposure of current news related to the legislation on museums and heritage. Maximum 2 folios.
- Portfolio. Document (free format: canvas, blog, power point, etc...) where the student reflects his learning process in relation to: a) the contents of each topic of the subject, b) the critical thinking based on the comment of a news of current affairs related to the topic dictated. At the same time, the student expresses himself in a rigorous, attractive, visual and synthetic way. 4 points
- Work - Proposed scope of a temporary exhibition. In pairs. Top 10 folios.

● 80-100 m2, space with white walls
● Exhibition: a minimum of 10 objects, a large poster of presentation, plus the 5 posters of the objects (you must write the text of all the posters), proposal of a title

 

Important:

1. In this subject it is very inportant to make proper use of the language in written tests, papers and oral presentations, both from the point of view of grammar and spelling, and punctuation and wording. To make the proper use of terms specific to the discipline has a special relevance.

The criteria to be followed before any of these errors is as follows: the grade will be lowered by 0.25 for misspelling or incorrect words in essays and exams.

2 Plagiarism is taking the ideas written by another person and presenting them as if they were one's ideas, without citing the author. Plagiarism (the term comes from the Latin word for 'kidnapping') is misleading and dishonest. Examples of plagiarism: copying, paraphrasing or summarizing someone's words without properly citing the source and without the quotation marks are necessary when an appointment is made literal.

To avoid plagiarism, you must cite the source whenever ideas written by another person are used and although the quotation is not literal, paraphrase or summarize someone else's ideas. In the literal or direct quotations quotation marks must be used and cite the source. In an academic work, it is not sufficient to state generally the literature used, but one must explicitly mention the source where these ideas written by someone else.

In the event that the teaching staff detects plagiarized work or a student copying during an exam, this will notify the Faculty Board which will take the relevant measures, including the automatic obtaining of a grade of 0.0 for that subject going directly to the next call.

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