Art History 298 - The History of the Museum

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

This course traces the transformation of early collecting and display practices into the first modern "survey" museum and considers theemergence of alternatives to this model. Particular attention is given to critiques of the museum (including critiques of exclusivity and cultural insensitivity), as well as to problems in contemporary museum practice (such as contested provenance and the issue of restitution). Other topics include the museum as memory and memorial; the role played by the museum in the wake of New World discovery and European colonization; collections as sites for producing knowledge; artists' intervention in the museum; the virtual collection; the gallery and the museum; and the logic and politics of display.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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