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Museum Studies

Code: 100055
Credits: 6
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Art History OP 3
Art History OP 4
Humanities OP 3
Humanities OP 4
Science, Technology and Humanities OP 4

Contact lecturer

Name :
José María Romero Martinez
Email :
josemaria.romero@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Geydy Rodríguez Wood

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

Have basic knowledge about the history of art, collecting or the museum, heritage and museography.

Objectives

Subject designed to introduce students to the theoretical discourse on museology and reflect on the role of museums today, specifically their role in the context of the well-being of society and emotional health.

Learning objectives of the subject:

1) Know the theoretical discourse on museology, current challenges and provide instruments that lead to reflection on research, conservation and dissemination issues, specifically the communication of museology through social networks and the possibilities offered by new technologies .

2) Propose ways of solution to possible problems that may arise in the development of the museologist's professional activity, based on the new definition of ICOM and the concept of social museum.

3) To know methodologies that allow the creation of exhibitions and activities offline and online, taking into account the concepts of communicative accessibility, inclusive and mediation in museums.

 

Learning outcomes

Analyze basic concepts of museology and museography

Analyze the legal framework of copyrights in cinematography.

Analyze the creators of an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.

Analyze current or past debates on management, conservation, restoration and documentation systems of artistic heritage.

Analyze the receptors of an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.

Analyze artistic ideas about an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.

Apply the international, state and regional legal provisions and principles related to the management of artistic heritage.

Design andimplement education programs in different areas of art history.

Designtemporary and permanent exhibition programs including the programming of pedagogical activities for school and family audiences

Design museographic programs or management of artistic heritage.

Design a museographic program.

Design, produce, disseminate and commercialize a cultural product

Distinguish the techniques and the process of elaboration of the artistic object of the avant-garde and the latest artistic trends.

Prepare catalog cards and inventory of architectural or artistic heritage.

Plan and apply museum projects and programs, using the knowledge acquired about museology.

Prepare an exposure proposal from a material provided.

 

Learning outcomes

  1. Analysing the legal framework of copyrights in cinematography.
  2. Applying the knowledge about aesthetic ideas and art theory to the analysis of the cinematographic imagery.
  3. Contrasting the various legal frameworks of the artistic heritage.
  4. Designing programmes of museography or management of the artistic heritage.
  5. Distinguishing the techniques and elaboration process of an artistic object from the avant-garde and the latest artistic trends.
  6. Identifying the artistic imagery, placing it into its cultural context.
  7. Preparing a proposal for an exhibition from a provided material.
  8. Reconstructing the artistic outlook of the contemporary world.
  9. Relating the artistic creations from various periods with other cultural phenomena.
  10. Applying the iconographic knowledge to the reading of artistic imagery.
  11. Analysing ideas about an artistic phenomenon in a given cultural context.
  12. Analysing the creators of an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.
  13. Analysing the recipients of an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.
  14. Analysing the current or past debates about management, conservation, restoration and documentation systems of the artistic heritage.
  15. Analysing basic concepts of museology and museography.
  16. Engaging in debates about historical facts respecting the other participants' opinions.
  17. Autonomously searching, selecting and processing information both from structured sources (databases, bibliographies, specialized magazines) and from across the network.
  18. Coordinating working teams, developing conflict resolution and decision making abilities.
  19. Explaining the specific notions of the History of Art.
  20. Communicating orally an artistic imagery using the appropriate terminology.
  21. Planning and applying museographic projects and programmes, using the acquired knowledge about museology.
  22. Designing a museographic programme.
  23. Contrasting the various legal frameworks of the artistic heritage.
  24. Producing a project of management and conservation of the artistic imagery.
  25. Using the acquired knowledge in the elaboration of files, reports and rulings related to the conservation, documentation, and dissemination of the artistic heritage (cataloguing, inventory, restoration reports, artistic specialisation.
  26. Producing catalogue sheets and inventory of the architectonic or artistic heritage.
  27. Drawing up restoration reports of the architectonic and artistic heritage.
  28. Drawing up reports of artistic specialisation.
  29. Applying the arrangements and international, state and autonomic principles related to the management of the artistic heritage.
  30. Contrasting the various legal frameworks that can be applied to a practical case of management, documentation and conservation of the artistic heritage.
  31. Designing, producing, disseminating and commercializing a cultural product.
  32. Designing programmes of temporal and permanent expositions, including the programming of activities of educational nature for school and family audiences.
  33. Designing and applying education programmes in the different fields of Art History.
  34. Assess the organisation of a specific archive.
  35. Assess and correct your own work.
  36. Autonomously searching, selecting and processing information both from structured sources (databases, bibliographies, specialized magazines) and from across the network.
  37. Apply gender-theory concepts to the analysis of cultural texts.
  38. Discern the transformations of gender relations in the history of culture.
  39. Analyse representations of sexualities in cultural productions.
  40. Recognise the representation of masculinity in art history.
  41. Evaluate other related disciplines that help in the correct treatment of documents: sigillography, chronology, etc.
  42. Use ICT to organise documents.
  43. Analyse documents from different historical periods.
  44. Identify the different types of records.
  45. Transcribe a historical document.

Contents


Subject designed to make students aware of the theoretical discourse on museology and reflect on the role of museums today, especially their role in social welfare, health and gender equality. This will allow them to be, in the future, professionals capable of solving problems within their professional field.

Work will be done to apply the knowledge acquired about museology and museography in museum projects and programs that are being carried out in some museum space throughout the course, tnat of line as well as online. Also in the elaboration of the own documentation of the field of conservation, documentation and the dissemination of the heritage, when preparing catalog sheets, loans, pieces entry, administrative, reports and other protocols specific to the work of the museologist.

Students will know specific projects that are being carried out, with the aim of developing critical thinking and reasoning and knowing how to communicate them effectively. On the other hand, group work will allow them to analyze projects, it will give them the possibility of generating innovative and competitive proposals in research and professional activity. It will work from the use of new technologies.

The presenecial or virtual visit in the warehouse of a museum, to an exhibition montage exchanging opinions with the artist himself, the interview of active professionals to comment on aspects of management and dissemination of the museum's programs, should allow students to show their learning skills to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy and interest. These activities are planned to be carried out through new technologies that the current situation will make it difficult to physically consider them.



 


  1. Introduction. Definition and evolution of concepts: museum, museology and museography. Reflections on some of the new challenges that museums have in the current social context of the 21st century, the new role as a sociocultural agora.

  2. Museum planning and architecture. Functions, typologies and projects.

  3. Organization of a museum institution. Research and documentation. Works acquisition policies. Models of worksheets. Evaluation of the sensitivity of the collections according to the material, movement of works, methods and control devices.

  4. Functions of the Booking Rooms. Procedures and regulations regarding personnel and works.

  5. Exhibitions Concept, design and planning. Procedures to follow according to type of exhibition and forms of presentation of line and online.

  6. Communicative accessibility. Programs, audience studies and evaluation.



 


Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Visits to museums 13 0.52 31, 33
Autonomous student work 40 1.6 11, 12, 13, 19
Master classes, tutorship and individual study 35 1.4 10, 11, 13, 16, 19
Group work 12 0.48 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23
Team work 50 2 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33 
Work will be done to apply the knowledge acquired about museology and museography in museum projects and programs that are being carried out in a museum space throughout the course (off line and online), in the preparation of the documentation specific to the field of preservation, documentation and dissemination of heritage, by preparing catalog, loan, entry of pieces, administrative, reports and other protocols specific to the work of the museologist.The type of teaching and tutoring will combine offline and online. The student will follow an evaluation and continue doing individual and group work that will serve to direct the learning of the contents and the competences.The teacher José María Rpmero Martínezl will make available to the students materials of the subject to develop some debates and initiatives of general participation.
 IA
This subject allows the use of AI technologies exclusively for support tasks such as bibliographic or content-based searches, text correction or translations, where applicable. Other specific situations may be contemplated, as deemed appropriate by the teacher. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated using AI technology; specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the
process and final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Participation in seminar and visits to museums 15% 0 0 20, 28, 29, 31, 32
Written examination 60% 0 0 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
Group work 25% 0 0 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 32, 33

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT


Partial test 1: 30%.
Partial exam 2: 30%.
Coursework: 25%.
Activity related to seminars and visits to museums: 15%.


At the time of each evaluation activity, the teacher will inform the students (Moodle) of the procedure and date of revision of the grades.

Recovery

In order to take part in the retake, students must have been previously assessed in a set of activities whose weight is equivalent to a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade. Students who have not taken the exams or handed in the work cannot pass the course. In order for the two exams to be average with the rest of the marks, one of the two tests must be passed with a mark equal to or higher than 5 and at least a 4 in the other.

If the exams cannot be taken in person, their format will be adapted (without altering their weighting) to the possibilities offered by the UAB's virtual tools. The activities and participation in class will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussions of exercises through Teams, etc. The lecturer will ensure that students have access to these resources or will offer them alternative resources that are within their reach.

In the event of any irregularity on the part of the student that may lead to a significant variation in the mark for a given assessment event, the student will be marked 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that may result from this. In the event of several irregularities in the assessment of the same subject, the final grade for this subject will be 0.

Definition of non-assessable

The student will receive a grade of \"Not assessable\" if he/she has not handed in more than 30% of the assessment activities.

SINGLE ASSESSMENT

Single assessment involves a single assessment date but not a single assessment activity.
In order to guarantee that the single assessment accredits the achievement of the objectives and learning outcomes established in each subject, students who choose this method will be assessed on three activities on the same day: a written test, the coursework and a form on the seminars and visits to museums.


Recovery

The same make-up system will be applied as for continuous assessment.

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WEBGRAPHY

www.musealia.com

www.ac.upc.edu/museu/index.ca.html

www.nuevamuseologia.com

www.icom.museum : http://icom.museum/hist_def_eng.html

www.unesco.org

www.patrimonio-mundial.com

www.cultura.mecd.es

www.gencat.net

www.diba.es

www.museologia.net

www.apme.es

www.aegpc.org

www.amc.org

Software

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Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(TE) Theory 1 Catalan first semester morning-mixed
(PAUL) Classroom practices 1 Catalan first semester morning-mixed