Course: Exhibition Methods

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Course title Exhibition Methods
Course code KKTS/MD9MV
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Horňáková Ladislava, Mgr.
Course content
The course acquaints students with the process of creating exhibitions, with current trends and cases that are associated with exhibition design, management and organization of exhibitions, also in the context of postmodern art and design. It contains topics such as General Terminology, Museum and Museum Exhibitions, Exhibition versus Exposition, Museum and Education, Collection and Collection Process / Museums, Museality and Musealization. Protection of collection objects in the context of the exhibition, Historical context of museum exhibitions and exhibitions, Creation of the exhibition, Design, theme, libretto.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Students should define the concept of museum / art museum, summarize the category of museum exhibitions, distinguish between an exhibition and an exhibition, define the concept of a collection and methods of its protection, describe the collection creation process, work with terms from the field of museology, summarize the historical context of museum exhibitions and exhibitions and describe professional and educational approaches in gallery and museum environments. On the basis of theory and practical experience, define the concepts associated with the creation and planning of the exhibition, outline the main goals of the implementation phase of the exhibition, propose the possibilities of the technical solution of the exhibition and its evaluation and, based on this knowledge, create a plan for the implementation of the own exhibition.
Students should define the concept of museum / art museum, summarize the category of museum exhibitions, distinguish between an exhibition and an exhibition, define the concept of a collection and methods of its protection, describe the collection creation process, work with terms from the field of museology, summarize the historical context of museum exhibitions and exhibitions and describe professional and educational approaches in gallery and museum environments. On the basis of theory and practical experience, define the concepts associated with the creation and planning of the exhibition, outline the main goals of the implementation phase of the exhibition, propose the possibilities of the technical solution of the exhibition and its evaluation and, based on this knowledge, create a plan for the implementation of the own exhibition.
learning outcomes
The student knows general terminology from the field of museum/gallery exhibition management.
The student knows general terminology from the field of museum/gallery exhibition management.
Can define basic terms - what is a museum/gallery exhibition and exposition, a collection and the collection-making process, museums, museality and musealization.
Can define basic terms - what is a museum/gallery exhibition and exposition, a collection and the collection-making process, museums, museality and musealization.
Describe theoretically the process of creating your own exhibition, including the choice of location, visual style and design.
Describe theoretically the process of creating your own exhibition, including the choice of location, visual style and design.
Define the key issues for the development of the task - the realization of your own presentation.
Define the key issues for the development of the task - the realization of your own presentation.
Justify the choice of procedures used, the choice of space, technologies and materials for processing the task.
Justify the choice of procedures used, the choice of space, technologies and materials for processing the task.
Describe the methods used in the processing of the task.
Describe the methods used in the processing of the task.
Justify the choice of the method of presentation, promotion and visualization.
Justify the choice of the method of presentation, promotion and visualization.
Take a critical position based on the evaluation.
Take a critical position based on the evaluation.
Formulate theoretical concepts.
Formulate theoretical concepts.
Skills
Choose a topic and an adequate way of presenting the project.
Choose a topic and an adequate way of presenting the project.
Set project goals - exhibitions.
Set project goals - exhibitions.
Develop a proposal, process the theme, libretto and script of the project.
Develop a proposal, process the theme, libretto and script of the project.
Propose the optimal solution for the given project and possibilities for cooperation.
Propose the optimal solution for the given project and possibilities for cooperation.
Propose several alternatives and technical solution options.
Propose several alternatives and technical solution options.
Evaluate the proposed options and choose the optimal solution.
Evaluate the proposed options and choose the optimal solution.
Realize the design of your own project - exhibition according to the chosen procedure.
Realize the design of your own project - exhibition according to the chosen procedure.
Choose the optimal method of presentation and promotion of the project.
Choose the optimal method of presentation and promotion of the project.
Evaluate the results.
Evaluate the results.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Skills
Educational trip
Educational trip
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Recommended literature
  • BOOKCHIN, N. Internetové umění ve virtuálním a fyzickém prostoru prezentace. Olomouc: Pastiche Filmz, 2014. ISBN 9788087662069.
  • Dean David. Museum exhibion: theory and practice. London, 1996. ISBN 0415080177.
  • DERNIE, David. Exhibition design. London, 2006. ISBN 1856694305.
  • DOLÁK, Jan. Expozice jako prostředek muzejní komunikace. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86611-34-1.
  • DOUŠA, P. Text ve výstavě. Hodonín: Masarykovo muzeum v Hodoníně, 2008.
  • GEORGE, A. The Curator's Handbook. Amazon, 2016. ISBN 9780500239285.
  • HORÁČEK, R. ZÁLEŠÁK, J. Aktuální otázka zprostředkování umění. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007. ISBN 9788021043718.
  • HORÁČEK, Radek. Galerijní animace a zprostředkování umění. Brno, 1998. ISBN 8072040847.
  • Kesner, Ladislav. Marketing a management muzeí a památek : od přípravy expozice k prožitku návštěvníka, budování publika, strategický management, komunikace a propagace, rozvoj finančních zdrojů, kultura a cestovní ruch. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2005. ISBN 8024711044.
  • KRAMMER, Sibylle. Exhibition Desing. Braun Publishing, 2014. ISBN 9783037681701.
  • ŠOBÁŇOVÁ, Petra. Muzejní expozice jako edukační médium 1. díl ? Přístupy k tvorbě expozic a jejich inovace. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2014.
  • WAIDACHER, Friedrich. Príručka všeobecnej muzeológie. Bratislava, 1999. ISBN 808060015.


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