MUSEOLOGY

The HISTORICAL-ARTISTIC course is one of the core courses of the Master's Degree in "Economics and Management of the Arts and Cultural Activities." The informed acquisition of historical and methodological knowledge and the strengthening of critical observation skills of museographic devices contribute to the expansion of students' fundamental skills in the fields of historical-artistic, museological, and curatorial education.
The 12-credit Museology and Curatorship exam consists of two parts, each of 6 credits. The instructor teaches the first part, while the second part of this course is taught by another instructor in the fourth term. Students earn the 12 credits by passing two separate exams, each covering a specific part of the course. The final grade is the average of the two grades obtained from the two partial exams. Both exams must be taken in the same academic year, under penalty of forfeiture of the 6 credits earned with one of the two instructors.

-Awareness of the main theoretical issues concerning the discipline;
-improvement of a critical approach to primary and secondary sources;
-improvement of a critical approach to Museums and their display;
-ability to do research and to communicate results.

Knowledge in History of Western Art

1) A general introduction to the discipline.

2) A focus on ICOm (international Council of Museums)

3) The history of exhibitions according to the typological criterion in relation to European history and society. Case studies on the national territory.

4) A laboratory section, as a ppt presentation on a subject about the exhibition display.

Attending and NOT attending students
1) F. Haskell, The ephemeral museum. Old master paintings and the rise of the art exhibition, New Haven (Conn.) 2000 (trad. it. Milano 2008: La nascita delle mostre. I dipinti degli antichi maestri e l'origine delle esposizioni d'arte)
2) G.C. Argan, La crisi dei musei in Italia, pdf a cura del Docente caricato su moodle)
3) R. Longhi, Sui musei in Italia (pdf a cura del Docente caricato su moodle)
4) E. Modena, Display. Luoghi Dispositivi Gesti, Torino, Einaudi, 2024.
- Further bibliography will be reported in class.

EXAMINATION
The exam is aimed at verifying
• The acquisition of disciplinary contents;
• Mastery of a specific vocabulary;
• The ability to argue and critically re-elaborate contents;
• The development of a global vision of the discipline.

ORAL EXAM METHOD: the candidate is required to answer three questions on three topics of the program, each answer is assigned a score from 0 to 10 (for each question the following will be evaluated by the Teacher: The acquisition of disciplinary contents: 3 points / The mastery of a specific vocabulary: 3 points/ The ability to argue and critically re-elaborate the contents: 3 points/ The maturation of a global vision of the discipline: 1 point)
the final grade comes from the sum of the three scores.
'Lode' (Distinction) is a plus at the discretion of the teacher.
Participation in group work (only for those attending) contributes to the FINAL MARK TO THE EXTENT OF 25% without, however, jeopardizing the possibility of obtaining the maximum score even for those who cannot attend the lessons/are not interested in taking part. to the laboratory section of the course.
Non-attending students
Non-attending students are evaluated ONLY on the basis of the final exam, they DO NOT prepare a seminar presentation.

written

Each answer is assigned a score from 0 to 10 (for each question the teacher will evaluate: Acquisition of disciplinary content: 3 points / Mastery of a specific vocabulary: 3 points / The ability to ARGUMENT and CRITICALLY REWORK the content: 3 points / The development of a global vision of the discipline: 1 point)

THE FINAL GRADE results from the sum of the three scores obtained.

LAUDE is a plus at the discretion of the teacher assigned on the basis of 'intellectual curiosity', interest in the topics covered, commitment to study

Participation in group work (only for those attending) contributes to the FINAL GRADE TO THE EXTENT OF 25%, without prejudice, however, to the possibility of obtaining the maximum score even for those who cannot attend lessons / are not interested in taking part in the laboratory section of the course

Class Seminars in Ppt presentations with texts and images;
shared commentary of texts and images;
synchronic use of types of study and research material;

It is strongly recommended to participate in the 'Officina della Critica' series of specialized seminars organized by the professor with external guests.

Students with disabilities or those with special needs are kindly asked to contact the relevant offices. Specific tools for studying is however uploaded in the dedicated section of the Moodle platform.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development