AHI 110 - Cultural History of Museums and Art Exhibitions

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University of California-Davis

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Description:

Lecture/discussion-3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1A or 1B or 1C or id. Evolution of museums in the western world from the "cabinet of curiosities" of sixteenth-century Europe to the modern "art center." The changing motives behind collecting,exhibiting, and interpretation of objects. Attention to museums' historical legacies and their continuing philosophical dilemmas. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.-I. Strazdes

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucdavis.edu

Phone Number:

(530) 752-1011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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