Exhibition: Theories and Practises I

Code:

MEAETPI

Acronym:

ETPI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Art Studies

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Ciências da Arte e do Design
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Art Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEA	10	Study Plan since 2018	1	-	9	60	243

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to develop competences related to theory and practice implied in any exhibition project, with an emphasis on the history and theory of exhibitions, in th first semester.

Learning outcomes and competences

 Students will be expected to build an articulated notion of the development of the exhibition across time and be able to contextualize them cultural and politically; the students will develop an understanding of the relationship between art history and exhibitions' histories; they will be able to distinguish and caractarize different tipes and models of exhibitions.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1 - Museums and Exhibitions

1.1.1- Exhibition of museum collections - conceptual changes

1.1.2 - Exhbition of private collections

1.1.3 - Temporary exhibitions - diversity of models

2 - Modern and Contemporary Art istory and the history of its exhibitions.

Mandatory literature

McClellan Andrew 340; Art and its publics. ISBN: 0-631-23047-5
Kotler Neil; Museum strategy and marketing. ISBN: 0-7879-0912-2 70.44
Serota Nicholas; Experience or interpretation. ISBN: 0-500-28216-1 13.70
Karp Ivan 340; Exhibiting cultures. ISBN: 1-56098-021-4
Hiller Susan 340; The^producers. ISBN: 1-903655-13-7
Putnam James; Art and artifact. ISBN: 0-500-23790-5
Staniszewski Mary Anne; The power of display. ISBN: 0-262-19402-3
Altshuler Bruce 340; Collecting the new. ISBN: 0-691-11940-6 36.80
MacLeod Suzanne 340; Reshaping museum space. ISBN: 0-415-34345-3
Trierweiler Denis 730; L.^art de l.exposition. ISBN: 2-84105-003-3
Reesa Greenberg 730; Thinking about exhibitions. ISBN: 0-415-11590-6 33.53
Buskirk Martha; The^contingent object of contemporary art. ISBN: 0-262-52442-2
Buskirk Martha; Creative enterprise. ISBN: 978-1-4411-8820-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Analysis and discussion of bibliography; visits to exhibitions; talks by guest specialists; presentations by students.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho escrito	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	183,00
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Total:	243,00

Eligibility for exams

Participation in class; written reports with presentation in class; final paper

 

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade: 20% participation in class; 40% two written reports about conferences or visits and discussion in class; 40% final paper.