UHVM0073 Natural History Museums

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Miloš Zapletal, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Miloš Zapletal, Dr.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
no
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Within the course of one semester the principles of administration, management and handling of the natural-history museum sub-collections are presented including their structure, recording, cataloguing a digitalization, strategy of acquisition etc. Lessons are given in the form of oral presentations and excursions to particular departments of the Silesian museum. The students will also be acquainted with specialities of particular sub-collection, viz. botanical, dendrological, entomological, geological, paleontological and zoological. The special and popularization outputs of the research performed in the natural history departments are also presented.
Syllabus
  • 1. The collection activities of the Silesian Museum
    2. Administration of the natural-history collection
    3. Recording & cataloguing, inventing and digitalization.
    4. Methods of storage and conservation of collections.
    5. Loans of collection specimens.
    6. Specialties of particular sub-collections
    7. Unique specimens in the natural-history sub-collections of the Silesian museum
    8. Methods of creation of exhibitions
    9. Science and research activities
    10. Publication activities
Literature
    required literature
  • Buriánková, M. a kol. Úvod do muzejní praxe. Učební texty základního kurzu Školy muzejní propedeutiky. Praha, 2010. info
  • Žalman, J. a kol. Příručka muzejníkova I. Tvorba, evidence, inventarizace a bezpečnost sbírek v muzeích a galeriích. Brno, Praha, 2002. info
  • Waidacher, F. Príručka všeobecnej muzeológie. Bratislava, 1999. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* 75% attendance in seminars, active participation
* presentation in front of the group - topic assigned by the lecturer
* written test in the extent of the given literature and the content of seminars - success rate 70 %
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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