Museum and Heritage Education
[ARKE2540]
[30h] 5 credits
This course is taught in the 2d semester.
This two-yearly course is taught in 2011-2012, 2013-2014,...
Teacher(s):
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
- Decode the issues of Museum and Heritage Education,
- Observe and comment different practices in cultural Education,
- Decode various Museum Education practices,
- Identify the main leading characteristics (draughts) of the learning strategies developed by learners in Art Museums,
- Discuss and valuate the program of active Cultural Education for a specific audience.
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
- Sociological, cultural and organizational approaches of different Museum and Heritage Education Departments: issues and prospects,
- Approach of cognitive, communication, interpersonal and social procedures of the students,
- Methods, original and specific tools,
- Ways of addressing to the different ranks of audience (children, teenagers, adults, and so on ).
Way of learning:
- Lectures alternating with observation terms and meetings with professionals in Museum and Heritage Education,
- Previously to the sessions, Students are requested to read the papers displayed in the portfolio. A close partnership links the Course to the Education Department of the Louvain-la-Neuve Museum.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Valuation: active involvement in the Course, delivery of a paper to be publicly discussed during the sessions.
Documents: portfolio containing papers of various authors dedicated on the topics of the Course.