Aims

Professional training of archaeologists and art historians from the scientific and educational point of view, material and administrative logistics.

Main themes

Administrative organisation of a museum; insertion in the country's administrative framework, statutes, status of the staff.
- Material organisation of the building, depending on its functions: public utility - offices - archives - storage - preservation.
- Public relations, dissemination.
- Exhibition techniques.
- Specific educational requirements.
- Publications, inventories, archives.

Content and teaching methods

Theoretical and practical lectures treating museology as a discipline linking active programmes and a critical understanding of this branch of science. Conceptual, historical and technical aspects of museums as a cultural and material depository, as a place of study, creation and education. Typology and historical overview embracing the collection, architecture, institution, research-related activities, of exhibitions, dissemination, preservation and restoration. The Louvain-la-Neuve museum is a permanent laboratory. Practical exercises are suggested in Belgian and foreign museums.

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