Admission requirements
The following courses need to be passed:
All first year courses of the BA Art History / Arts, Media and Society
Both BA2 Seminars
Description
Cultural institutions increasingly explore the opportunities of expanding their physical venues with virtual galleries. With more people visiting virtual exhibitions than ever before, how will these online spaces continue to transform the ways in which art is displayed, framed and understood?
This module focuses on the display of art in virtual galleries and museums from a variety of angles and methodological approaches. The overall aim is to gain a critical understanding of how (online) exhibitions are mediations influencing the reception of art and artefacts. The digital environment defines the setting where the interaction between the individual viewer and the object takes place. This plays an important role in shaping the meaning of artworks and determinig the impact that artworks can have on their audiences.
As part of this module, you will work on curating a virtual exhibition. This will offer the opportunity to explore questions of curatorial concern and develop skills related to the research, interpretation and display of collections. Seminars and lectures, by both scholars and museum professionals, will give you a fuller understanding of state-of-the-art research and innovative exhibition practices. Visits to galleries and other collections will also play an integral role in the course.
Course objectives
Students who successfully complete the course will have a good understanding of:
current issues and controversies concerning museum curating and exhibition
relevant theory in the field of curatorial studies and digital humanities.
Students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
give oral presentations while defending viewpoints and arguments;
formulate a research question, applying theoretical knowledge and putting together a relevant bibliography, through presenting an exhibition.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Study of compulsory literature
Excursion
Attendance is compulsory. Students can miss a maximum of two seminars, provided they present a valid reason beforehand. Students who have missed more than two seminars will have to apply to the Examination Board in order to obtain permission to further follow and complete the course. See also the Course and Examination Regulations.
Assessment method
Assessment
Oral presentation
Portfolio
Weighing
Oral presentation: 20%
Portfolio: 80%
The final mark for the course is established by (i) determination of the weighted average combined with (ii) additional requirements.
Additional requirement: the portfolio grade is 6.0 or higher.
Resit
The re-sit consists of two parts:
When a student fails their project portfolio, the resit assessment is a paper (80%)
When a student fails their oral presentation, the resit assessment involves alternative assignments (20%)
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 will be made available via Brightspace.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website
Registration À la carte education, Contract teaching and Exchange
Information for those interested in taking this course in context of À la carte education (without taking examinations), eg. about costs, registration and conditions.
Information for those interested in taking this course in context of Contract teaching (with taking examinations), eg. about costs, registration and conditions.
For the registration of exchange students contact Humanities International Office.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the • Fieldtrips and guest lectures are an important part of the course. Students will be expected to make frequent visits to museums.
Remarks
- Fieldtrips and guest lectures are an important part of the course. Students will be expected to make frequent visits to museums.