Undergraduate Course: The Modern Art Museum (Level 10) (HIAR10199)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A course on the theory and practice of the modern art museum, with a particular focus on museum architecture. It is global in scope, and covers key trends from the 1970s to the present. |
| Course description |
Each week in this seminar-based course, we will focus on a single museum as a case study, understood as representative of a key moment in the development of the modern art museum. There will be up to ten museums covered in detail in the course, from an international range which may include MoMA, New York; the Museu de Arte de São Paulo; the Centre Pompidou, Paris; the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao; the Getty Center, Los Angeles; Tate Modern, London; and the 798 Art District, Beijing. An introductory class explores the main trends in museum design during the past 40 years, and how they are represented by the case studies. Although specific topics may vary from year to year, among the main trends we are likely to study are the recycling of industrial space for museums, the role of iconic museums in city branding, and the impact of the virtual museum on the design of museum buildings. By the end of the course, students will have a good understanding of the principles and concepts behind the design of up to ten art museums worldwide, as well as clear sense of how the field is developing now.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | As numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Course Secretary directly for admission to this course. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 20 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
You will be assessed for this course in two ways:
(1) ESSAY (worth 50% of your overall mark)
One 2,000-word essay, the title to be chosen from a list supplied; due in Weeks 8-10.
(2) EXAM (worth 50% of your overall mark).
One 2-hour exam, in December or May diet
Learning outcomes will be tested equally in both components of assessment.
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| Feedback |
Students are given feedback on FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT as follows:
You will be asked to prepare an essay plan and a preliminary bibliography. You will receive verbal feedback at a one-to-one meeting afterwards. The formative assessment will contribute to your performance in your summative assessment.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: There will be an essay and an exam, equally weighted. Written feedback on student essays will be provided, in addition to the opportunity for a one-to-one meeting towards the end of semester.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate with some depth and across a breadth of material, knowledge and understanding of key developments and debates in the field of museum design.
- Analyse with some depth and across a breadth of material, the ways in which different museum designs engage with and address different models of art publics.
- Demonstrate with some depth and across a breadth of material, understanding of the role of museums in relation to wider debates in cultural policy.
- Critically examine how and why broader historical changes in society have contributed to changes in museum design.
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Reading List
S. MacLeod, T. Austin, J. Hale and O. Ho Hing-Kay, The Future of Museum and Gallery Design: Purpose, Process, Perception (Abingdon: Routledge, 2018)
M. Pointon (ed.), Art Apart: Museums in North America and Britain Since 1800, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994)
C. Saumarez Smith, The Art Museum in Modern Times (London: Thames and Hudson, 2021)
N. Serota, Experience or Interpretation: the Dilemma of Modern Art Museums (London: Thames and Hudson, 1996)
R. J. Williams, The Culture Factory: Architecture and the Contemporary Art Museum (London: Lund Humphries, 2021)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Visual and critical analysis; Clear thinking and the development of an argument; Independent research; Presentation and communication skills; Organisation and planning; Teamwork through group discussion |
| Keywords | Museum,Architecture,Culture Industry,Exhibitions,Design,Adaptive re-use |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Williams
Tel: (0131 6)51 6792
Email: R.J.Williams@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Nathan Ross-Hammond
Tel: (0131 6)51 5880
Email: nrossha@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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