Sylabus
1. Introduction to the course and assignments. What is a museum? When did museums and collecting begin?
2. Beginning of a museum – case study British Museum and Louvre
3. Trends in museum exhibitions
4. Excursion - Historical building of the National Museum in Prague -permanent exhibition History. Discussing the history of National Museum in Prague
5. Excursion - National Museum - permanent exhibition The History of the 20th Century. Discussing all the different tasks of museum employees
6. NaFilM -National film museum Meeting. Discussing modern technologies in museums
7. Excursion - Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures, discussing dealing with postcolonialism in a museum
8. Excursion - Hrdlicka Museum of Man. Discussing the development of trends in exhibition making
9. Individual work on the group project
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11. Excursion (3 hours) - Central Bohemian Museum in Roztoky u Prahy. Discussing the issue of Public Archaeology and the role of regional museums
12. Discussing the role of museums in the 3rd millennium
13. Final project presentation