Course ID#: G49.1501
Section: 1 and 2
Museum Collections and Exhibitions.
Required Course. 4 points.

This course introduces students to the care and management of objects and collections, and to the process of organizing a temporary exhibition. Assignments consist of individual reports and working in small teams to prepare and present proposals on specific functions of collection management, and to make an exhibition proposal. Museum professionals (Registrars, Conservators, Curators) will speak on issues specific to their practice. Museum visits are scheduled as part of regular classroom meetings. As far as possible the course covers museums of all disciplines.