UHVHMBP003 Museum history

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Miloš Zapletal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Miloš Zapletal, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Mon 15:35–17:10 M7
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
The course acquaints students with the development of museums and the wider museum phenomenon from the early modern period to the present days. It places this development in broader social, cultural, scientific (epistemological) and ideological contexts. The main emphasis is placed on the Central European area and on the observation of supra-regional parallels between individual institutions, on the typology of museum institutions and non-institutional manifestations of the museum phenomenon, on the connection with the emergence of modern nations and nationalisms. In addition, this course provides an introductory insight into the issues of history, theory and methodology of historical museology.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be oriented:
- in the history of Czech museums (museums in the Czech Lands);
- in the history of museums in a worldwide context;
- in the history of the main non-institutional manifestations of museality;
- in historical relations between museums and other types of memory institutions.
Syllabus
  • 1. Subject, method, goal and terminology of historical museology.
  • 2. Museum phenomenon in the early modern Europe.
  • 3. Museum phenomenon and collecting in the era of Enlightenment.
  • 4. Museums in the first half of the 19th century.
  • 5. Museums in the second half of the 19th century.
  • 6. Museum phenomenon, nations and nationalisms: 1860–1918.
  • 7. Prague museums: national musem, city museum, museum of decorative arts, technical museum, special museums.
  • 8. Situation in Moravia: museums in Brno and Olomouc.
  • 9. Museums in Czech Silesia, especially in Opava.
  • 10. Interest in archeology and ethnography in 19th century museums.
  • 11. Museums in the first third of the 20th century.
  • 12. Museums in the second third of the 20th century.
  • 13. Museum phenomenon in the postmodern situation.
Literature
    required literature
  • Špét, J. Přehled vývoje českého muzejnictví I. (do roku 1945). Praha 1979.
  • Sklenář, K. Obraz vlasti: Příběh Národního muzea. Praha 2001.
  • Knapík, J. – Olšovský, J. – Šopák, P. – Váhala, D. Vademecum muzeologie. Opava 2012.
    not specified
  • Hudson, K. A Social History of Museums: What the Visitors Thought. London 1975.
  • Brodesser, S. – Břečka, J. – Mikulka, J. K poznání a slávě země: dějiny Moravského zemského muzea. Brno 2002.
  • Zapletal, M. Helfert’s Theory of a Music Museum (“Musical Archive”) / Helfertova teorie hudebního muzea (“hudebního archivu”). Musicalia 11, 2019, č. 1–2, s. 6–45.
  • Simmons, J. E. Museums: A History. New York, London 2016.
  • Alexander, E. P. – Alexander, M. Museums in Motion: An Introduction to the History and Function of Museums. Lanham, New York 2008.
  • Knell, S. J. a kol. National Museums: New Studies From Around the World. London, New York 2011.
  • Šopák, P. Město muzeí: Opava 1814–1989. Opava 2016.
  • Gregorová, R. a kol. Moravské zemské muzeum: s úctou k práci průkopníků, s díky jejich pokračovatelům. Brno 2015.
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, reading
Assessment methods
oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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