Course ID#: G49.3330
Topics in Museum Studies:
Curating as Collaboration
Elective. 4 points.

This course will examine models of curatorial practice. The often (single) curator's role is privileged in art museums over the contributions of staff in other departments. In fact, no exhibition is possible without teamwork and the expertise of museum professionals including conservators, registrars, exhibition designers, educators. Specific exhibitions will be discussed as case studies, among them the 1998 Sao Paulo Biennial, The Quiet in the Land projects, Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation, Tempo and others to examine alternate models of collaboration among groups of curators, curators and other museum professionals, commissioned artists, conservators, and others. Invited speakers will share their practical experiences with the class.