Course title
博物館実習   [Museum Practice]
Course category	museum curators courses	Requirement		Credit	3
Department		Year	3～	Semester	YearLong
Course type	YearLong	Course code	W0209
Instructor(s)
齊藤 有里加, 堀井 洋, 堀井 美里   [SAITO Yurika, HORII Hiroshi, HORII Misato]
Facility affiliation	Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research	Office	afjgxte/L1151	Email address

Course description

Visit the many museums and learn about the operation of the museum and the actual conditions of the curator's work. In addition, we handle museum materials and perform from planning of exhibition to setting up. A series of processes will be conducted in the in-school training. In addition, we will deepen the understanding of the museum through the on-site experience of the practice at the museum in the museum on campus.

Expected Learning

Curators are sometimes referred to as miscellaneous workers, and their work is so diverse that they require various qualities and know-how. To understand the actual conditions of various types of museums and the work of curators in on-campus training including visits, and to learn the theory learned so far according to practice.

Course schedule

First term theme: Museum communication and exhibition by student curators, ・ Guidance of curation course ・ About university museums ・ About science communication ・ Museum tour ・ Discussion 1 ・ About panels English translation ・ Taking photographs of panels ・ Transcription of panels ・ English translation of panels ・ Peer review ・ About poster making ・ Sample survey ・ Group discussion 1 ・ Group discussion 2 ・ Group discussion 3 ・ About poster tour ・ Making panels ・ Exhibiting panels ・ Prinring posters ・ Exhibiting posters ・ Preparation for poster tour ・ Poster tour 1 ・ Poster tour 2 ・ Discussion 2 ・ Preparation for student exhibition ・ Student exhibition 1 ・ Student exhibition 2 ・ Student exhibition 3 ・ Student exhibition 4 ・ Final discussion * The first training day will be conducted mainly on Saturdays from June to August. Please check the details at the orientation. Second term theme: Collection and digital archiving, ・ Orientation ・ Visits to facilities and equipment and examination of issues ・ Collection photography and preparation of records of materials ・ Collection photography and preparation of records of materials ・ Creating metadata for the collection ・ Creating metadata for the collection ・ Digital Archive Practice ・ Digital Archive Practice ・ Digital Archive Practice ・ museum case study ・ museum case study ・ Presentation and exchange of opinions ・ Sample practice ・ Sample Exercise 2 ・ Reports Presentation & Review * Seminar training is scheduled for October to November. Please check the details at the orientation.

Prerequisites

Students must complete to learn other subjects related in curator course and to acquire units needed.

Required Text(s) and Materials

Prints will be distributed in each class.

References

博物館資料取扱いガイドブック－文化財、美術品等梱包・輸送の手引き－＜改訂版＞編著者名 公益財団法人 日本博物館協会/編集

Assessment/Grading

Student participation attitudes for group work 50% and report and presentation 50%.

Message from instructor(s)

First, it is required to understand the actual circumstance of museum management and curatorial work by visit various museums. Second, it is needed to learn a series of processes during exhibition planning through training the object handling related in basic knowledge and skills. Finally, it is asked that deepen the comprehension of museum management and curatorial work inside actual museum. The functions of curator are so variable, and their work is asked plenty of experiences. Students will understand the fact of museum management and curatorial work from both theoretical and practical via experiential learning. Additionally, their practical skills as curators will be developed through real experience in museums.

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Lecture Language

Japanese

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7/14/2021 9:32:44 AM