04762 - Outfitting and Museography

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student acquires the basic knowledge in the disciplinary field by learning the ability to prefigure meta-design schemes and solutions aimed at the project. Through the knowledge acquired, the student can then use the architectural drawing-project as a methodology aimed at the study, analysis and presentation of the ideation process of the museographic and exhibition project.

Course contents

Temporary/Permanent: beyond the ephemeral. This duality constitutes the archetype and, at the same time, the anthropological foundation of collecting and therefore of museum in the broadest sense.

The acquisition of the main historical experiences in the field of the specific disciplinary becomes the preparatory condition for the formulation of a coherent knowledge. The term “installation" (ALLESTIMENTO) identifies a precise design context peculiar to the architect. It is, in reality, a very vast field in itself that involves multiple disciplines: some related to history, such as conservation or archeology, others to communication such as graphics or semiotics, others to more technological fields such as lighting technology or industrial design. The course aims to investigate this complexity considering it in its meaning of "place" of relationship between objects/subjects, overcoming the rigid classification of "products" to be exhibited or the conventional distinction between container and content.

Readings/Bibliography

M. T. Fiorio, Il museo nella storia. Dallo studiolo al museo virtuale, Pearson, Milano 2023

A. C. Cimoli, Musei effimeri. Allestimenti di mostre in Italia 1949-1963, Il Saggiatore, Milano 2007

Arrigo Rudi. Architettura, restauro e allestimento, a cura di V. Pastor, S. Los e U. Tubini, Marsilio, Venezia 2011

Giulio Carlo Argan, Storia dell’arte italiana I Dall’antichità a Duccio, Il Saggiatore, Milano 2025

Giulio Carlo Argan, Storia dell’arte italiana II Da Giotto a Leonardo, Il Saggiatore, Milano 2025

Giulio Carlo Argan, Storia dell’arte italiana III Da Michelangelo al futurismo, Il Saggiatore, Milano 2025

Marco Bussagli, Piero della Francesca, ART E DOSSIER n° 71, settembre 1992, Giunti, Firenze

Giuliano Serafini, Burri, ART E DOSSIER n° 62, novembre 1991, Giunti, Firenze

Collezione Burri, a cura di Bruno Corà, Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione BURRI, 2023

Teaching methods

The teaching of the course is structured according to a "path" of approach to the discipline made possible by a specific bibliographic reference framework, deepened and enriched by an articulated program of ex cathedra lessons and a simple design experience. In the lessons the fundamental themes of the discipline will be investigated starting from some "key" words such as MEMORY, IMAGINATION, CONCEPTION, PROJECT, EXECUTION. During the lessons, video projections will be regularly used. The lessons will be set up in a seminar manner, in order to encourage the personal critical contribution of the students; at the same time, the progress of the project experience will be verified; problems, references, hypotheses, etc. will be discussed collectively.

Assessment methods

Students will be asked to carry out a simple design experience, "simulating" the setting up of some monumental sculptures by the master Pino Castagna (1932-2017) in the spaces of the BURRI Collection at the ex Seccatoi del Tabacco in Città di Castello, comparing the work of Pino Castagna with that of Alberto Burri. The project will be based on the construction of a narrative path and on the complex relationships that are established between the sculpture and the exhibition space in the close confrontation between the temporary and the permanent dimension.

The project will be based on the construction of a narrative path and on the complex relationships that are established between the sculpture and the exhibition space in the close confrontation between the temporary and the permanent dimension. The project will be carried out using the tools of architectural drawing, taking into account the most appropriate graphic techniques for the theme.

The verification of learning takes place through the evaluation of the design exercise, which ascertains the acquisition of the expected knowledge and skills by passing an oral exam lasting at least 30 minutes without the help of notes or books.

The oral exam consists of: a revision of the design exercise during which the teacher informs the student about the correction criteria, receiving any clarifications of the student himself; an oral study aimed at ascertaining the knowledge of the bibliography and the general skills acquired applied to a critical discussion of the project.

Passing the exam will be guaranteed to students who demonstrate mastery and operational ability in relation to the key concepts illustrated in the teaching, and in particular to the ability to understand and manage the complexity of the subject. A higher score will be given to students who demonstrate that they have understood and be able to use all the contents of the course by illustrating them with language properties, solving even complex issues, showing good operational control, etc. Failure to pass the exam may be due to insufficient knowledge of key concepts, failure to master the specific technical language, bibliography and lack or insufficient operational capacity. The evaluation of the exam will be determined on the basis of the following criteria to which the corresponding scores will be assigned respectively:

1. in-depth knowledge of the theoretical aspects and bibliography of the course (max 10/30);
2. quality, congruence and expressiveness of the project (max 10/30);
3. quality of executive details (max 5/30);
4. quality of the papers submitted (max 5/30).

Design tutorial

TEMPORARY/PERMANENT: BEYOND THE EPHEMERAL. To design the temporary installation of a selection of monumental sculptures by maestro Pino Castagna (1932-2017) in the spaces of the BURRI Collection at the ex Seccatoi del Tobacco in Città di Castello.

Project works

The works will be written in A5 format - no less than 50 sheets/100 pages - in a notebook containing, in the form of "storytelling", the entire design process (MOLESKINE Classic notebook A5 cm 13x21 cm - hard cover - 70 gr/sqm ivory paper or other similar) using manual and/or digital drawing techniques (notes, reflections, sketches, quotes, collages, photo-insertions, etc.).

Educational visits will be organized preparatory to the realization of the design exercise:

• at the Pino Castagna sculpture atelier in Costermano (VR) and at the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona;
• at the Civic Museum of Sansepolcro (AR) and at the BURRI Collection in Città di Castello (PG).

Teaching tools

The lessons will take place with the use of graphic and photographic material presented in Power Point format; the teacher, using the document-camera supplied to the classrooms, will propose short sessions of drawing and graphic representation to support the problems addressed. The teaching material necessary for the project exercise will be made available to students on the virtuale.unibo.it platform in digital format.

Office hours

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