90619 - Art and Museum Education (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will acquire historical, theoretical and critical-methodological knowledge about education and communication strategies which can promote long-lasting relations between visitors, museums and the historical-artistic heritage. During the course, they will be able to use transversal skills in order to assess communication, diffusion, divulgation, non-formal and informal museum educational actions, in compliance with European guidelines and international recommendations.

Course contents

The course is divided into two sections, a theoretical-introductory section (Museums & Visitors: barriers and mediation) and a specific section (The written word in museums). The topics will be explored along interrelated lines, considering the theories and practices of museum mediation and visitor experiences, with a focus on the role of espographic texts and the dynamics activated by participatory web.

Readings/Bibliography

Three texts at your choice from the following list:

A. Andreini (ed.), La parola scritta nel museo. Lingua, accesso, democrazia, Regione Toscana - Direzione generale politiche formative, beni e attività culturali, 2009 [available on "Virtual learning"].

D. Antelmi, M. Logaldo, Testi brevi di accompagnamento, Universitas Studiorum, Mantova 2019, pp. 1-63.

M.T. Balboni Brizza, Immaginare il museo. Riflessioni sulla didattica e sul pubblico, Jaca Book, Milano 2006 (2021).

S. Bodo e A.C. Cimoli, Il museo necessario. Mappe per tempi complessi, Nomos, Busto Arsizio, 2023.

M. C. Ciaccheri, A. C. Cimoli, N. Moolhuijsen, Senza titolo. Le metafore della didascalia, Nomos, Busto Arsizio 2020. 

C. Da Milano, E. Sciacchitano, Linee guida per la comunicazione nei musei: segnaletica interna, didascalie e pannelli, Quaderni della valorizzazione – NS 1, MIBAC, Roma 2015 [available on VIRTUALE].

M.V. Marini Clarelli, Pezzi da museo, Carocci, Roma, 2017.

 

For those who have never taken exams in contemporary museology, we recommend reading the following book: M.V. Marini Clarelli, Il museo nel mondo contemporaneo. La teoria e la prassi. Nuova edizione, Carocci, Roma, 2024.

I recommend everyone read the clear and concise G. Carrada, Perché non parli? Come raccontare il patrimonio culturale, Johan&Levi, Milano, 2025

 

N.B. Attending/non attending students

The reading list is the same for all the students, attending or not.

However, additional bibliographic suggestions will be provided during the course: only attending students, subject to agreement with the professor, may replace one title from those listed above with one from those suggested.

 

 

Teaching methods

Lectures with PowerPoint and video; participatory approach; teaching material uploaded to Virtual learning environment.

Assessment methods

Interview.

Students are required to demonstrate the proper knowledge and critical understanding of the selected texts.

Assessment system

• It will be assessed as excellent the performance of those students achieving an organic vision of the course contents, using a proper specific language and demonstrating originality of reflection.
• It will be assessed as good the performance of those students demonstrating a correct knowledge of the topics, good analysis and synthesis capabilities, and using an appropriate language.
• It will be assessed as sufficient the performance of those students showing mostly mnemonic knowledge and a not always appropriate language.
• It will be assessed as insufficient (failing grade) the performance of those students demonstrating learning gaps, inappropriate language and lack of orientation within the topics.

To take the exam students shall register on AlmaEsami respecting the deadlines.

N.B. Students already registered who decide not to take the exam are kindly required to unregister before the deadline (see Exam sessions - Subscriptions list: opened from …. to ….). This will facilitate the organisation of the session for the benefit of those students who will take the exam.

 

Students with specific learning disorders (SLD) or temporary/permanent disabilities should contact the appropriate University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en) in advance. The office will be responsible for proposing adaptations to interested students. Such adaptations must be submitted to the teacher for approval at least 15 days before the exam session. The teacher will also evaluate the adaptations regarding the training objectives of teaching.

 

Teaching tools

Power point; videos; teaching material uploaded to Virtuale.

Office hours

See the website of Chiara Tartarini