ART 428 - History & Theory of the Art Museum

(3.00)

The art museum is a key arbiter of culture in modern societies. This course will integrate historical and theoretical knowledge about the art museum with the practice of proposing and designing an innovative model exhibition. The course will have two components: a seminar component and a laboratory component. Seminar discussions will focus on the changing political and cultural histories, philosophies and practices that have dynamically molded the art museum since its inception. The laboratory component will experiment with theories of museum resource management, in other words, the mechanisms that “frame” the object or “stage” the show. This part of the instruction will be conducted through practical assignments in the Center for Art Design and Visual Culture (CADVC) as well as observation during field trips to museums in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The course will be conducted as a small seminar with weekly discussions and written assignments culminating in student presentations and research papers. This course is repeatable.

Course ID: 52395
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete ART 321 or ART 323 or ART 328 or ART 329 with a C grade or better.