04:30 PM to 07:10 PM TR
Music Theater Building 1007
Section Information for Summer 2015
This course will examine how the museum has evolved over the centuries from cabinets of curiosity to large-scale cultural institutions. We will study the museum as a concept with particular attention to its history, function, architecture, and ethical responsibility. Using recent controversies as case studies, we will address issues regarding collecting practices and repatriation, debates over exhibition content, as well as the commercialization of museum spaces and the commodification of collections. We will also be attentive to how museums negotiate between entertaining and educating the public that it serves. Multiple visits to museums in the Washington area will be integral to successful participation in the course.
Credits: 3
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
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