Museology and Museography is a basic subject of 2nd degree that is taken in the first four-term. Its aim is to offer an approach to the world of museums, and should be taught by the students of Art History. The aim of the course is to identify and analyse the characteristics of museums, their purposes and their activities. The practical part will be of great importance in the organization of the programme.

Degree competencies.





(E) G003. Apply the practical aspects of the discipline to new professional options such as cultural diffusion, management, study and diffusion of historical-artistic heritage or museology.



(T) G006. Develop oral and written expression adjusted to a university degree and to the discipline of Art History.







(T) CMO1. Understand the current theoretical foundations of museology and heritage conservation.



(E) CM03. To provide the student with the necessary tools for the knowledge of a comprehensive and critical overview of the work in museums and other conservation, management and communication institutions.







(E) CA01. Identify and analyze the basic knowledge of museology and museography, handling with a critical spirit the most relevant bibliography.



(E) CA02. Analyze the basic functions and activities of a museum, as well as its different areas and their interrelation.



(E) CA03. Develop an adequate oral and written expression, incorporating the particular elements of museology into the discourse.

1. Introduction to museology. Museums and collections. Museum concept. Professional ethics. Alternatives to the traditional museology. Continent of the museum Historical evolution. Typologies. 2.Internal organization of the museum. New typologies of museums

3.The object: works and collections Selection criteria. Modes of acquisition. Documentation. Conservation. Risk factors

4.The subject: visitors Visitor typologies. Sociology of the public. Expectations of the public. Participation.

5.The subject-object relationship Exhibition organization and design. Exhibition design and planning. Exhibition materials. Information and signals. Communication and intelligibility.

Teaching-learning activities:



1.Lecture-theoretical sessions: The professor will present the fundamental theoretical contents of the subject, the classroom practices and visits and the student's personal work.



2.Compulsory practical sessions according to current regulations:

Practical sessions in the classroom: The students with the help of the teacher will analyze and comment museums and museum activities according to some schemes that will be provided in class.



3. Tutorials

- Given the practical character of this subject and the programmed activities that we have indicated, it is recommended to the student to make use of this teaching activity.



4. Non-attendance activities

- Non-attendance practices:

- Visits to museums

- Individual personal work of preparation of the practical classes.

- Preparation by the student of the objective written test.

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 50
  • Realization of Practical Work (exercises, cases or problems) (%): 10
  • Individual works (%): 10
  • Team projects (problem solving, project design)) (%): 20
  • Exhibition of works, readings ... (%): 10

Evaluation instrument: Written test to be developed. Percentage of the final grade: 50%.



Several practical assignments. Percentage of the final grade: 50%.



In order to pass the course in the first call, it will be necessary to pass both the written exam and the proposed practical work.



Students will have the right to be evaluated through the final evaluation system, regardless of whether or not they have participated in the continuous evaluation system. To do so, students must submit in writing to the teacher responsible for the subject the waiver of continuous assessment, for which they will have a period of 9 weeks, counting from the beginning of the term.

However, both the critical presentation of a museum and the creation of a new museum are essential tests to pass the course.

The evaluation of the subjects in the extraordinary call will be carried out exclusively through the final evaluation system in which the students will be able to obtain 100% of the grade. The final evaluation test of the extraordinary call will consist of as many exams and evaluation activities as necessary to evaluate and measure the defined learning outcomes, in a manner comparable to how they were evaluated in the ordinary call.

However, both the critical presentation of a museum and the creation of a new museum are essential tests to pass the course.

Catalographic sheets
Insurance documentation
Measuring equipment

Basic bibliography

BOLAÑOS, M., Historia de los museos en España, Crea, Gijón, 1997.

MARIN TORRES, M. T., Historia de la documentación museológica: la gestión de la memoria artística. Crea, Gijón, 2002.

MORAN M.; CHECA, F., El coleccionismo en España, Cátedra, Madrid, 1985.

LEÓN, A., El museo: teoría praxis y utopía. Cátedra, Madrid, 1978.

ALONSO FERNÁNDEZ, L., GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ, I.: Diseño de exposiciones. Concepto, instalación y montaje. Alianza, Madrid, 1999.

ZUBIAUR CARREÑO, F. J., Curso de museología, Crea, Gijón, 2004.

Journals

Journal of curatorial studies. Ontario School of Art and Design. Ontario.
Her&Mus. Heritage and Museography. España
Manifesta Journal. Manifesta Foundation. Amsterdam.
Museo. Asociación Profesional de Museólogos de España. Madril.
Museological News. Reinwardt Academy. Leiden.
Mus-a. Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico. Sevilla.
Museum . ICOM. Paris.
Museum News. Washington D.C.
P.H. Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico. Sevilla.
Publics et Musées. Presses Universitaires de Lyon.

Web addresses

www.icom.org
www.museos.es
www.kultura.ejgv.euskadi.net
www.oncurating.org
www.curatorjournal.org
https://www.museologia.net/
https://evemuseografia.com/