MUMKO_003 Theoretical museology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Václav Rutar (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Otakar Kirsch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Pavol Tišliar, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Otakar Kirsch, Ph.D.
Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Miriam Molnárová
Supplier department: Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 5. 10. 14:00–16:40 M21, Wed 19. 10. 14:00–16:40 M21, Wed 23. 11. 14:00–16:40 M21, Wed 7. 12. 14:00–16:40 M21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the specifics of the theory of museology. It is about a closer discussion of the areas of museum selection theory, museum thesauration theory and museum presentation theory. The description of partial parts of theoretical museology is connected with the acquaintance with basic terms - museums, museality, musealization, systematics, thesaurus, evaluation, evaluation, recipient, axiology, ostension, authenticity. The student will also be acquainted with the historical field of development and approaches of basic personalities (J. Neustupný, J. Beneš, Z.Z. Stránský, F. Waidacher, A. Desvallees, P. van Mensch, I. Maroevič, T. Šola).
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: - to orientate in the history of the development of the theory of the field of museology - know the approaches of basic important museologists both from Bohemia (ZZ Stránský, J. Neustupný, J. Beneš) and from abroad (P. van Mensch, I. Maroevič, Šola, F. Waidacher, T. Šola, A. Desvallees ad.) - to orientate in basic areas of theoretical museology - theory of selection, theory of thesaurus and theory of presentation - to orientate in basic museological terms - understand the theoretical basis of the field in relation to the field of cultural heritage.
Syllabus
  • 1. Systematics of museology. The place of theoretical museology in the systematics of the field. The system of theoretical museology. Museology and museography. 2. The subject of theoretical museology. 3. Important theorists - history. Important theorists - from the second half of the 20th century. 4. Museology as a science. The meaning of the theory of the scientific field 5.Musealization - musealization approach to reality. 6. Selection, thesaurus and presentation within musealization. 7. Selection of potential musealias. Active x passive selection. Museum collection object and musealia. Properties of the musealia. Naturfacts, artifacts, mentefacts.9. "Identities" of the musealia in Peter van Mensch texts (conceptual, factual, current x structural, functional, contextual) 10. Thesaurus and origin of the musealia. Thesaurus formation. Museum shredding. 11. Presentation of musealias, mediation of thesaurus. Ostenze of present. Visual language. Communication channel. 12. Museality. Axiological dimension of musealization. 13. Musealias in the depository and at the exhibition. Exhibit. Utilizing the capacity of potential and actual musealia. 14. Collecting and musealization. Musealization in virtual space. 15. Current and new musealization trends. 16. Terminology as a part of the scientific essence of the field. Concept, term, definition, password. History of museological terminology. 17. ICOM - selected international committees. ICOFOM. History of ICOFOM, basic stages. The contribution of ICOFOM, the meaning of existence. 18. Professional periodicals. ICOFOM Study Series.
Literature
    required literature
  • MAROEVIĆ, Ivo. Introduction to museology : the European approach. Edited by Gary Edson. München: Verlag Dr. C. Müller-Straten, 1998, 358 s. ISBN 3932704525. info
  • STRÁNSKÝ, Zbyněk. De museologia metateoretická studie k základům muzeologie jako vědy. 1992, 300 s. info
    recommended literature
  • KIRSCH, Otakar and Lucie JAGOŠOVÁ. Česká stopa při založení a počátečním rozvoji Mezinárodní komise pro muzeologii ICOFOM (Czech footprint in the establishment and initial development of the International Committee for Museology ICOFOM). Časopis Slezského zemského muzea : série B : vědy historické. 2020, vol. 69, No 2, p. 150-161. ISSN 1211-3131. URL URL info
  • DOLÁK, Jan. Teoretická podstata muzeologie. V Brně: Technické muzeum v Brně, 2019, 176 stran. ISBN 9788087896679. info
  • Zbynĕk Z. Stránský et la muséologie : une anthologie. Edited by Jan Dolák - Bernard Deloche, Translated by François Mairesse - Karin. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2019, 319 stran. ISBN 9782343171104. info
  • KIRSCH, Otakar. Formování a vývoj technické muzeologie v českých zemích v letech 1948-1989. Část I. - dobové koncepce, angažmá v oblasti historické muzeologie, výzkumy publika (The formation and development of technical museology in the Czech lands between 1948 and 1989. Part I: Period ideas, engagement with historical museology, audience research). Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo. Bratislava: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave, 2017, vol. 5, No 1, p. 123-135. ISSN 1339-2204. URL info
  • KIRSCH, Otakar. Ludvík Kunz a jeho pojetí etnografické muzeologie (Ludvík Kunz and his Views on Ethnographic Museology). Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo. Bratislava: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Komenského, 2015, vol. 3, No 2, p. 9-27. ISSN 1339-2204. info
  • KIRSCH, Otakar. Dějiny lidského myšlení vs. dějiny institucí? Několik poznámek k problematice historické muzeologie (The history of human thought vs. history of institutions? Several notes on the historical museology). Museologica Brunensia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, vol. 2, No 1, p. 8-14. ISSN 1805-4722. info
  • DOLÁK, Jan. Peter van Mensch; Leontine Meijer - van Mensch: New trends in Museology. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013. info
  • KNAPÍK, Jiří. Vademecum muzeologie. 1. vyd. V Opavě: Slezská univerzita, 2012, 163 s. ISBN 9788072488117. info
  • DOLÁK, Jan. Digitalizace sbírek z pohledu muzeologie (Digitization of museum collections from the museological point of view.). In M.Buriánková; A.Komárková. Muzea, autorský zákon a digitalizace. Sborník příspěvků. 1. vyd. Praha: Asociace muzeí a galerií České republiky, 2011, p. 74-78. ISBN 978-80-86611-42-6. info
  • WAIDACHER, Friedrich. Museologie - knapp gefasst. Edited by Marlies Raffler. Wien: Böhlau Verlag, 2005, 332 s. ISBN 3205772687. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Pavel. Obrysy muzeologie : pro historiky umění. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2002, 251 s. ISBN 8024405423. info
  • WAIDACHER, Friedrich. Príručka všeobecnej muzeológie. Translated by Alojz Habovštiak. Bratislava: Slovenské národné múzeum - Národné múzejné centrum, 1999, 477 s. ISBN 8080600155. info
  • BAGHLI, Sid Ahmed, Patrick BOYLAN and Yani HERREMAN. History of ICOM : (1946-1996). Paris: International Councils of Museums, 1998, 103 s. ISBN 9290121442. info
  • STRÁNSKÝ, Zbyněk. Úvod do studia muzeologie, druhé rozšířené a aktualizované vydání (Introduction to the Study of Museology (Second Expanded and Updated Edition).). In Úvod do stuia muzeologie. Brno: Úvod do stuia muzeologie, 1997. info
  • BENEŠ, Josef. Základy muzeologie. Opava: Open Education & Sciences pro Ústav historie a muzeologie Filozoficko-přírodovědecké fakulty Slezské univerzity, 1997, 179 s. ISBN 8090197434. info
  • Dictionary of museology ;Dictionnaire de muséologie ; Wörterbuch des Museumswesens ; Muzejní slovník. Edited by István Éri - Béla Végh. Budapest: Hungarian Esperanto Association, 1986, lv ;. ISBN 9635711743. info
  • GREGOROVÁ, Anna. Múzeá a múzejníctvo. Vyd. 1. Martin: Matica slovenská, 1984, 303 s. info
  • MuWoP - museological working papers :museology - science or just practical museum work?. Edited by Vinoš Sofka. Stockholm: Suéde, 1980, 67 s. ISBN 917192471X. info
  • HUDSON, Kenneth. Museums for the 1980s : a survey of world trends. Edited by Georges Henri Rivière. 1. vyd. Paris: Unesco, 1977, 198 s. ISBN 9231014358. info
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Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 bloky po 6 hodinách + e-learning 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
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