Master
2021/2022
Business Management in the Art World
Type:
Compulsory course (History of Artistic Culture and the Art Market)
Area of studies:
History of Arts
Delivered by:
School of History
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
1 year, 3, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Olga Nefedova
Master’s programme:
History of Artistic Culture and the Art Market
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
44
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course “Business Management in the Art World” introduces the principles and practices of business management in art and cultural institutions. During the course key areas of art business management are taught, such as collections management, museum, gallery and site management, education and emerging digital technologies, including education in museums, and digital heritage. The course provides training in a range of practical skills as well as encouraging critical thinking in relationship to heritage practices. The course offers a set of lectures and seminars that allow students to develop basic practical and theoretical understanding of current museological practice. The aim of this course is to provide students a broad and challenging introduction to the practical and theoretical issues of contemporary museum and gallery practice in an international context; to encourage students to develop critical awareness in relation to museums, heritage and professional practice; to introduce students to the key areas of cultural heritage including theoretical principles, collections management, museum, gallery and site management, education and emerging digital technologies. At the completion of the course students will develop a critical awareness of relevant heritage issues in museum and gallery practice at local, regional, national and international levels, have basic knowledge of collections management, preventive conservation, object and collections-based research, have a good understanding of the principles and ethical considerations which govern the museum and gallery profession, as well as relevant national and international legislation and key advisory bodies, have a good knowledge of relevant museological literature and additional relevant art and heritage-related resources.
Learning Objectives
- Developing students’ writing and analytical competencies through assignments designed around specific writing and speaking activities that gradually lead students to the final production of the analysis.
- Developing students’ oral and communication skills.
- Develop students’ critical thinking related to museum management practices.
- Developing ability to apply fundamental museum management terminology.
- Developing an appreciation for the process of museums’ foundation.
- Developing an understanding of purpose and function of museum, the ability to analyze its functions, programs, achievements.
- Developing students’ research and methodology skills through portfolio assignments.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To develop an appreciation for the process of museums’ foundation. To develop an understanding of purpose and function of museum, the ability to analyze its functions, programs, achievements.
- To develop students’ critical thinking related to museum management practices. To develop ability to apply fundamental museum management terminology.
- To develop students’ writing and analytical competencies through assignments designed around specific writing and speaking activities that gradually lead students to the final production of the analysis. To develop students’ oral and communication skills.
- To developstudents’ research and methodology skills through portfolio assignments.
Course Contents
- Introduction. Principles of museum and gallery practice.
- Practicalities of documentation within a museum environment. Popular computer‐based Collections Management Systems. The issues around object handling, movement, packing and risk assessment.
- General introduction to collections care and management. The management of information about collections.
- Managing museums and cultural heritage. International, national and local role of heritage sites, museums and galleries. Digital heritage. Critical and theoretical study of the role of digital media in museums and galleries.
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 4th module0.24 * In-class participation + 0.4 * Final exam + 0.24 * In-class test + 0.12 * Presentation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Ambrose, T., & Paine, C. (2012). Museum Basics (Vol. 3rd ed). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=463323
- Tzortzi, K. (2015). Museum Space : Where Architecture Meets Museology. Farnham, Surrey, England: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=997155
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Genoways, H. H., Ireland, L. M., & Catlin-Legutko, C. (2016). Museum Administration 2.0. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1288465
- Piacente, M., & Lord, B. (2014). Manual of Museum Exhibitions (Vol. Second edition). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=759389