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Museum Science

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 541-0096/06
Abbreviation M
Course title Museum Science
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator Mgr. Kateřina Barcuchová

Subject syllabus

1. Museology, its meaning and concept. History of the study of museology in the Czech Republic from 1922 to the present. Specifics of studying museology at the University of Silesia in Opava.
2. Basic museological literature (compendiums, bibliographies, dictionaries, periodicals).
3. Basic classification of objects of cultural heritage, division of fields and typology of institutions dealing with their preservation. Natural facts, artifacts, mentefacts.
4. A brief history of museology and collecting.
5. Museum - institutions, functions, classifications, legal norms in the Czech Republic, the most important museums, open-air museums and monuments in the Czech Republic.
6. A collector's item in a museum. Museality, cataloguing, collection and fund.
7. Protection and security of collections in the museum. Conservation and restoration of collection items.
8. Museum and museology. Collection item presentation. Exhibitions and expositions.
9. Activities of the museum resulting from its functions. Research, publishing, research services, lectures, excursions, expert and consulting activities.
10. Morphology of the museum. Collection, presentation, economic, public relations, professional services departments. Spatial, technical, financial and personnel equipment of museums.
11. The term cultural monument, types, sorting and classification of monuments. Monuments according to purpose and physical nature.
12. International institutions in the field of cultural heritage (ICOM, ICOMOS). UNESCO International Convention on Cultural Heritage. Criteria for selecting cultural and natural monuments. List of World Heritage Treasures.
13. Excursion to the Ostrava Museum. A practical demonstration of the processing, protection and presentation of a collection item. Excursion to the Mining Museum in Ostrava-Petřkovice. Technical museum - open-air museum.

Literature

The study is in Czech language only. Needless to the English literature.

Advised literature

Picture Atlas of Engineering Structures, Architecture and Tourist Attractions in Czech Republic; published by Klub českých turistů (Eurobeds), (czech and english version), electronic version – http://www.eurobeds.cz, Prague 2007.