Legal Aspects of Cultural Management Course
The main objective of this course is to provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of the basic aspects regarding current legislation governing the activities of museums and foundations and their earnings, and the different means of financing the activities carried out by these entities, along with aspects related to intellectual copyright. In addition, the course aims to strengthen the students’ knowledge of the techniques and skills necessary for the legal and financial management of these entities.
Course directors and coordinators
Director
Christoph Pasour
Degree in Art History and Media Studies from the Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) and also Edinburgh University (UK). TV Producer. He has authored articles for newspapers and magazines on media art and cinematography. He was the project manager and curator at the Museum for Cinematography in Potsdam, Germany; commissioning Editor in the film department of the 3sat cultural television channel (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). He has also been involved in script development (fiction / non-fiction) for production companies in Berlin and Hamburg. He has been a producer/author on documentaries since 2005 for production companies in Berlin, Hamburg and Barcelona for broadcasters such as ARTE, 3sat, ARD, ZDF, RAI, YLE, TV3. He currently is the director of the University Master's Degree in Cultural Management at UIC Barcelona.
Coordination
Claudia Balboa Salas
Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage from the University of the Basque Country and University Master's Degree in Cultural Management from the UIC Barcelona. She has worked as a cultural manager at the Cervantes Institute in Beijing and collaborated with various companies and institutions in the design of cultural projects and exhibitions. She also participated in the conceptualisation of the infrastructure development plan for Langyuan Station in Beijing, to transform this industrial area of Pekin into a space for Culture and Creative Industries the country. After her experience in China she returned in October 2018 to Spain, as director of the Rioja Wine Cultural Centre, a historic building linked to wine tourism. As interim civil servant of the City Council she developed the Master Plan and cultural, social and training programme for the reopening of the facility. In 2020 Claudia established herself as independent cultural consultant and she collaborated with the Langyuan New Times Culture in the definition of the cultural development plan and a new urban space for the Music and Performing Arts in Wuzhen. She also provides services to mono office architecture studio production of artistic projects, such as “I Want to be the Future: The Anatomy of Technological Seduction,” developed together with the Chinese artist Cao Fei, for the Whitechapel Gallery in London and the Alserkal Avenue in Dubai. She currently coordinates the Postgraduate Studies in Cultural Management at UIC Barcelona.
Teachers
Marc Simón Altaba
Cum laude excellent international PhD in Intellectual Property Law. XII Extraordinary Award of the PhD dept. at UPF Law Dept (2020). Advanced Master in Legal Sciences (Pompeu Fabra University). Bachelor in Law (Pompeu Fabra University). Predoctoral fellow by AGAUR, DAAD and Max Planck Institute of Munich, Germany. With publications in international and Spanish magazines specialized in Intellectual Property, like the International Review of Intellectual and Competition Law, or Pe. Magazine of Intellectual Property. Author of book chapters ("The right to transform and new technologies" in the book "Commercial Law and Technology" by Aranzadi Editorial; "Transformation of pieces of intellectual property and trademark law" for the book "Industrial Property Yearbook" by Tirant editorial) and of the monography "The musical creation and copyright" by the international editorial Juruá, among others. In the teaching field, previous to his incorporation to UIC, he has been an associate professor in UPF, the University of Barcelona, UNIR and ESIC. He has professional experience as a lawyer in intellectual and industrial copyright, and competition law.
Amilcar Vargas
Amilcar Vargas holds a PhD from the University of Barcelona and is responsible for World Heritage at Casa Batlló. His main task is the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, raising awareness of the Outstanding Universal Value and pursuing the potential opportunities of Casa Batlló's inscription on the UNESCO List. He is an international expert in World Heritage Management. His international experience includes academic stays in Canada, Germany and Mexico, conference presentations in 13 countries and several publications. He is a member of international professional associations such as ICOMOS and ICOM, among others.
Prerequisites & admissions
Application for admissions
If you are interested in taking this Specialization course at UIC Barcelona, contact the Secretary of the Faculty of Humanities at the following email: secretariahumanitats@uic.es