080021 UE Teaching in the Art Museum: Museum Education in Theory and Practice (2020S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie

Continuous assessment of course work

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from We 05.02.2020 10:00 to We 12.02.2020 10:00
Registration is open from Fr 14.02.2020 10:00 to Fr 21.02.2020 10:00
Deregistration possible until We 11.03.2020 10:00

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Nathaniel Manditch-Prottas

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 04.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 11.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 18.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 25.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 01.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 22.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 29.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 06.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 13.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 20.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 27.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 03.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 10.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 17.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
Wednesday 24.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course examines the relationship between museum education practice and theory and seeks to explore the academic and theoretical underpinning of the field. At its heart, the course explore how museum education can be understood as a field that balances art historical information with theories of learning, joint meaning-making, and experience. Although museum educators necessarily dedicate much of their time to practical questions—how large is the group? what age group? how much time does the group have?—museum education has the potential to foster dialogue and engage visitors in discussions that expand our histories and understanding of the world, fostering democratic ideals of equality and openness.

We will investigate how object knowledge is produced, which knowledge is valued and which ignored, and who has a voice in the museum. Central to the course will be the question of how the theoretical models of democratic and radically democratic museum education can be implemented in the museum. As such, we will discuss the challenges of transforming theory into praxis, focusing on new and traditional models such as ‘embodiment’, ‘object centred learning,’ ‘education as anti-racist praxis,’ ‘the educational turn in curating,’ ‘dialogical models,’ and ‘constructivism.’ In addition, we will learn how educators can work collaboratively with curators and visitor services to create inclusive and visitor-oriented museums and exhibitions. Our goal will be to understand education not as that which happens after the show has been completed, but as a cooperative and integrative working process that balances academic research with live experiences of museum visitors. As a final project, students will create educational and/or edu-curatorial concepts based on art history object research and museum educational theory and praxis.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students will complete small assignments during the semester in advance of a lesson plan for a single object or group of objects in a Viennese museum.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

All course assignments must be completed, as they all contribute to the final project. Late assignments will be given lower grades.

Examination topics

No test is given. Students must demonstrate knowledge of the methods and theoretical discussions in their final teaching assignment and reflections.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

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