Museum studies: Organisational aspects

lhagi2500  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Museum studies: Organisational aspects
4 credits
15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Roucloux Joël;
Language
French
Prerequisites
Attention: this course is open only to students who have taken or are enrolled in course LHAGI 2540.
Main themes
Tasks, procedures and constraints related to the fields of visitor reception, pedagogical policy, storage, site management, mounting exhibitions, personnel management, and finance (including relations with subsidy-granting bodies).
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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To make students aware of the different aspects of the practical life of a museum: introduction to procedures and consideration of constraints arising from the situation on the ground.

 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The structure of the course is linked to the examination of the conditions and criteria for accreditation of museums in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. There will be meetings with museum professionals and behind-the-scenes visits.
Teaching methods
Lecture course based on legal texts and field trips.
Evaluation methods
Oral or written examination.
Other information
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Online resources
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Bibliography
Marie-Odile de Bary et Jean-Michel Tobelem (dir.), Manuel de muséographie. Petit guide à l'usage des responsables de musée, Séguier, Biarritz, 1998.
Faculty or entity
ARKE


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Advanced Master in Visual Cultures

Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology

Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General