ARTHIST 718 A & B
Museums: Past and Present
Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for ARTHIST 718.
Description
"Museums: Past and Present" is a course which examines the history of museums from Renaissance private collections up to recent “new generation” museums such as the Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Topics covered include the origins of museums in Renaissance art collecting, the beginnings of public museums, private artists’ museums, natural history museums and museums of modern art, as well as the involvement of contemporary artists with the museum. Changing concepts of the museum will be addressed, as well as the notions of collections and how they were formed. Students will present seminars and write a longer research essay on individual museums or issues connected to the museum concept.
To complete this course students must enrol in ARTHIST 718 A and B, or ARTHIST 718.
Availability 2018
Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Iain Buchanan
Points
ARTHIST 718A: 15 points
ARTHIST 718B: 15 points
Restrictions
MUSEUMS 750