Admission requirements
Same as admission requirements for the BA Art History/BA Arts, Media and Society.
Description
The central theme of this lecture course is the collection, presentation, conservation and management of cultural heritage, in the past and in the present day, in a national and international context. The emphasis will be on the historical development of collections and early museums and on architectural, social and theoretical issues concerning contemporary museums, museums presentations and cultural heritage.
Course objectives
Students learn to distinguish the most important types of collections in various museums, archives, monuments and heritage sites and identify similarities and differences.
Students learn to know why and in what ways individuals and institutions have collected cultural objects and have established heritage collections.
Students acquire basic knowledge of the ways in which heritage collections in the course of time have been made accessible to, and have been used by various audiences.
Students learn to classify, characterize and analyse heritage collections.
Students learn to identify and understand crucial historical and contemporary museum practices and debates.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
- Lecture series
Assessment method
Assessment
Two written examinations on the lecture series and readings.
Weighing
Mid term exam: 50% of Final Grade.
Final exam: 50% of Final Grade.
The weighted average of the (constituent) examinations must be at least 6.0 (= a pass).
Resit
A resit/ rewrite can be done for constituent examinations which are failed. As far as applicable all resits/ rewrites take place at the same time, after the final (constituent) examination.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Readings for first part of lecture series will be posted on Brightspace
E. Hooper-Greenhill, Museums and the Interpretation of Visual Culture. London / New York: Routledge, 2005 (second part of lecture series)
Registration
Via uSis.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch.
Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Study in Leiden website for information on how to apply.
Registration Studeren à la Carte and Contractonderwijs
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Registration Contractonderwijs
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Student administration Arsenaal