| Course Unit Code | 541-0096/06 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 3 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory type B |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| BAR01 | Mgr. Kateřina Barcuchová |
| NOV0406 | PhDr. Petr Novák, CSc. |
| Summary |
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| The subject offers a general review of problems connected with the museum science. It is especially intent on the illustration of basic problems of the museum science and its signification and conception. It is drawn in that way so that the students could be acquainted step by step with the general principles of activity and function of museums in our country and in the world, precepts of law, protection and safeguard of collections in the museums. A part devoted to the overview of significant museums, open-air-museums and monumental objects in the Czech Republic concurs on these problems. The attention is also paid to the international institutions conversant with the cultural heritage and to overview of the world´s treasures of this heritage. The theoretical part of the subject is completed with the utilization of excursions into the significant museums of Moravian-Silesian region. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| The main goal of the subject is to give to students a general overview about the museum science, to clarify basic problems connected with the museum science which represents important step on the way to understanding of our history. The students are led to that to learn list and outline the main terminuses of museum science development as a science discipline, to describe and explain the general principles and function of museums in our country and also in the world. On the basic of an analysis they will learn to categorize the museums according to their scope, to relate and judge their quality according to degree of their presentation level and to classify them according to their significance for our society. The students will be able to order the museums according to the type of their scope and to point out the importance of those, which present a development of technical sciences in our country and in the whole world too. They will be able, during their visits in the region, within the frame of the excursions, to demonstrate their theoretical knowledge within the frame of tutorials (maquettes, schemata) and, by use of museum expositions, to explain their functionality (in case of technical equipment). Last, but not least, they will be led to that, to achieve, on the basis of an analysis, to perceive a historical and utility value of the museum exhibits and their importance for mapping of human society evolution. |
| Course Contents |
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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. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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| The study is in Czech language only. Needless to the English literature. |
BENEŠ, J. (1997): Základy muzeologie; odborná publikace; SU, Opava
WAIDACKER, F. (1999): Príručka všeobecnej muzeológie; odborná publikace; Bratislava
STRÁNSKÁ, E., STRÁNSKÝ Z.Z. (2000): Základy štúdia muzeológie; skripta UMB Bánská Bystrica; http://www.phil.muni.cz/muzeo/materialy.htm/
TOMOLOVÁ, V. (2007): Muzejnictví; skripta Slezské univerzity v Opavě; Filozoficko-přírodovědecká fakulta, Opava
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| Recommended Reading: |
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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.
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ŽALMAN, J. (2002/2006): Příručka muzejníkova; I. a II. díl; odborné publikace, Praha
MRUŠKOVIČ, Š. (2005): Úvod do muzeológie; vysokoškolská publikace; Univerzita Mateja Bela; Fakulta humanitných vied; Banská Bystrica
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Examination | Examination | 100 | 51 |