UHVM0068 Formation of Collections

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Petr Vojtal (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Vojtal
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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
Theory of selection, methods of implementation in the museum. Definition of terms museum, museum pieces, the museum's collection, sub-collection. Forms and methods of selection in the practical activities of museums. The importance of documentation. Active and passive selection. The systematic arrangement of collections - building information system - a thesaurus. The importance of expert scientific documentation for the preservation of collections. Creating a thesaurus information collection, evaluation collections. Use of IT for processing collections of source and use of collections. Methods of destruction of collections and their use in practice. Cataloging and technical documentation. Principles for the storage and preservation of collections in the repositories. Management of collections (collections management plan) - method for rapid and operative arrangement of collections at the museum.
Syllabus
  • Creating Collections
    Collections as an essential element values in the museum culture. Specifications and specialization according to the typology of museums as part of the construction process thesauration. Creating collections, structures and compositions in a historical context, the current basis. Evaluation reports for strategic planning. In the seminar part of the work will be awarded to selected topics.
    - acquisition programs
    - forms of building and expanding collections
    - Chronological evidence
    - System records
    - inventory.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* Successful completion of the final test
* the individual papers in the form of presentation
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021.
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