ID:
508061
Duration (hours):
36
CFU:
6
SSD:
MUSEOLOGIA E CRITICA ARTISTICA E DEL RESTAURO
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Semestre (23/02/2026 - 22/05/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course aims to provide students with the foundations of museology and museography from a theoretical, historical, and technical-practical perspective.
Course Prerequisites
An understanding of the course topics presupposes a general knowledge of art history from the early Middle Ages to the contemporary age.
Teaching Methods
The course is delivered in a blended format. The lectures of the second teaching unit (“The Museum as a Machine”) will be available online in asynchronous mode, while the others will take place in person. Detailed information will be provided on the KIRO course page.
The course includes lectures and study visits. Students authorised to benefit from inclusive/innovative teaching methods should contact the lecturer in good time to arrange additional meetings and any activities specifically designed for them.
The course includes lectures and study visits. Students authorised to benefit from inclusive/innovative teaching methods should contact the lecturer in good time to arrange additional meetings and any activities specifically designed for them.
Assessment Methods
Assessment will take the form of an oral examination, during which the student must demonstrate knowledge of the topics covered in the course and the assigned bibliography, as well as the ability to present them in linguistically accurate and coherent form.
Texts
“Students in the Master’s Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage”
For attending students, in addition to knowledge of the topics and subjects covered during the lectures, the following texts constitute the required reading for the exam:
- Karsten Schubert, Museo. Storia di un’idea. Dalla Rivoluzione francese ad oggi, Milano, Il Saggiatore, 2004.
- Federica Manoli, Manuale di gestione e cura delle collezioni museali, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2015.
- Simona Rinaldi, Le mostre d’arte. Dal Seicento alle esposizioni digitali, Roma, Carocci, 2025.
For non-attending students, the following texts constitute the required reading for the exam:
- Karsten Schubert, Museo. Storia di un’idea. Dalla Rivoluzione francese ad oggi, Milano, Il Saggiatore, 2004.
- Federica Manoli, Manuale di gestione e cura delle collezioni museali, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2015.
- Simona Rinaldi, Le mostre d’arte. Dal Seicento alle esposizioni digitali, Roma, Carocci, 2025.
- Francis Haskell, La nascita delle mostre. I dipinti degli antichi maestri e l'origine delle esposizioni d’arte, Milano, Skira, 2008.
Students enrolled in the Master’s degree programmes in Storia e Valorizzazione dei Beni Culturali, Musicologia and Metodi e Tecnologie per la Storia dell’Arte
For attending students, in addition to knowledge of the topics and subjects covered during the lectures of Teaching Units II and III, the following texts constitute the required reading for the exam:
- Federica Manoli, Manuale di gestione e cura delle collezioni museali, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2015.
- Simona Rinaldi, Le mostre d’arte. Dal Seicento alle esposizioni digitali, Roma, Carocci, 2025.
For non-attending students, the following texts constitute the required reading for the exam:
- Federica Manoli, Manuale di gestione e cura delle collezioni museali, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2015.
- Simona Rinaldi, Le mostre d’arte. Dal Seicento alle esposizioni digitali, Roma, Carocci, 2025.
- Francis Haskell, La nascita delle mostre. I dipinti degli antichi maestri e l'origine delle esposizioni d’arte, Milano, Skira, 2008.
For attending students, in addition to knowledge of the topics and subjects covered during the lectures, the following texts constitute the required reading for the exam:
- Karsten Schubert, Museo. Storia di un’idea. Dalla Rivoluzione francese ad oggi, Milano, Il Saggiatore, 2004.
- Federica Manoli, Manuale di gestione e cura delle collezioni museali, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2015.
- Simona Rinaldi, Le mostre d’arte. Dal Seicento alle esposizioni digitali, Roma, Carocci, 2025.
For non-attending students, the following texts constitute the required reading for the exam:
- Karsten Schubert, Museo. Storia di un’idea. Dalla Rivoluzione francese ad oggi, Milano, Il Saggiatore, 2004.
- Federica Manoli, Manuale di gestione e cura delle collezioni museali, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2015.
- Simona Rinaldi, Le mostre d’arte. Dal Seicento alle esposizioni digitali, Roma, Carocci, 2025.
- Francis Haskell, La nascita delle mostre. I dipinti degli antichi maestri e l'origine delle esposizioni d’arte, Milano, Skira, 2008.
Students enrolled in the Master’s degree programmes in Storia e Valorizzazione dei Beni Culturali, Musicologia and Metodi e Tecnologie per la Storia dell’Arte
For attending students, in addition to knowledge of the topics and subjects covered during the lectures of Teaching Units II and III, the following texts constitute the required reading for the exam:
- Federica Manoli, Manuale di gestione e cura delle collezioni museali, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2015.
- Simona Rinaldi, Le mostre d’arte. Dal Seicento alle esposizioni digitali, Roma, Carocci, 2025.
For non-attending students, the following texts constitute the required reading for the exam:
- Federica Manoli, Manuale di gestione e cura delle collezioni museali, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2015.
- Simona Rinaldi, Le mostre d’arte. Dal Seicento alle esposizioni digitali, Roma, Carocci, 2025.
- Francis Haskell, La nascita delle mostre. I dipinti degli antichi maestri e l'origine delle esposizioni d’arte, Milano, Skira, 2008.
Contents
The course will be organised into three teaching units.
Students enrolled in the Master’s Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage will attend all three units, while students enrolled in the Master’s Degrees in History and Promotion of Cultural Heritage, Musicology, and Methods and Technologies for Art History will attend only Units II and III.
I. Two Centuries of Museums
Through the analysis of several paradigmatic case studies, the development and establishment of the museum as an institution—in its various forms—from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day will be illustrated, with particular attention to the post-war period and the current situation.
II. The Museum as a ‘Machine’
The museum will be presented in its different functions: preservation, documentation, exhibition, and interpretation. The lectures will focus in particular on the following topics: definitions of the museum; inventorying and cataloguing of museum collections; maintenance, preventive conservation and restoration; microclimate and lighting in museum environments; artwork security; museum storage; handling of works; layout and visitor routes; display design; captions, panels, and signage; loans and organisation of temporary exhibitions; museum audiences; and cultural mediation.
III. Museums and Exhibitions
In recent decades, the number of art exhibitions has increased dramatically, and exhibitions have come to play an increasingly significant role in museum policies. Moreover, exhibitions have influenced—and continue to influence—the design choices of museums, altering the ways in which they present their permanent collections. This unit will explore the history of art exhibitions and the relationship between museums and exhibitions in contemporary society, examining the current dynamics of this complex and evolving relationship.
Students enrolled in the Master’s Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage will attend all three units, while students enrolled in the Master’s Degrees in History and Promotion of Cultural Heritage, Musicology, and Methods and Technologies for Art History will attend only Units II and III.
I. Two Centuries of Museums
Through the analysis of several paradigmatic case studies, the development and establishment of the museum as an institution—in its various forms—from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day will be illustrated, with particular attention to the post-war period and the current situation.
II. The Museum as a ‘Machine’
The museum will be presented in its different functions: preservation, documentation, exhibition, and interpretation. The lectures will focus in particular on the following topics: definitions of the museum; inventorying and cataloguing of museum collections; maintenance, preventive conservation and restoration; microclimate and lighting in museum environments; artwork security; museum storage; handling of works; layout and visitor routes; display design; captions, panels, and signage; loans and organisation of temporary exhibitions; museum audiences; and cultural mediation.
III. Museums and Exhibitions
In recent decades, the number of art exhibitions has increased dramatically, and exhibitions have come to play an increasingly significant role in museum policies. Moreover, exhibitions have influenced—and continue to influence—the design choices of museums, altering the ways in which they present their permanent collections. This unit will explore the history of art exhibitions and the relationship between museums and exhibitions in contemporary society, examining the current dynamics of this complex and evolving relationship.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Images of the works analysed during the course will be available on the KIRO platform.
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HISTORY AND PROMOTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
Master’s Degree
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