EXHIBITION DESIGN AND APPLICATION

MUS503

Course Code: MUS503
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Focuses on the new concepts of exhibition and management of contemporary exhibition either in a museum or in a virtual space
To be sufficient to make exhibition and application of new concepts of museology

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course focuses on the new concepts of exhibition and management of contemporary exhibition either in a museum or in a virtual space. The application includes multipresentation of the exhibition and application of new concepts of museology. Therefore visits to different exhibitions in the museums and cooperations are planned and special lectures from museum curators will take place in the museums.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to exhibition space and function
2^nd Week	Defining the space and alteration motives for new exhibition
3^rd Week	Design and management of exhibition space (display and arrangement of display units)
4^th Week	Tools for exhibition (construction statics, material)
5^th Week	Preparation of inventory information of the exhibited material
6^th Week	Preparing exhibition alternatives
7^th Week	3D construction of the exhibition
8^th Week	Formation of the exhibition project
9^th Week	mid-term Presentation of the exhibition project to the committee and noting discussions
10^th Week	Public presentation of the exhibition project, forming a survey
11^th Week	Forming final project upon public critics noted in the survey
12^th Week	Project
13^th Week	Project and application
14^th Week	Project presentation and opening of the exhibition
15^th Week	Project presentation and evaluation of the survey
16^th Week
17^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

Ali Artun , Sanatçı Müzeleri, İletişim Yay.: İstanbul (2005).
Handan Dedehayır, Kent Tarihi Müzeeleri ve Arşivleri ÇEKÜL Vakfı Yayınları: İstanbul (2013).
John Howard Falk, Lynn Diana Dierking Learning From Museums: The Visitor Experiences and Making of Meaning, Altamira Press: London (2000).
David Dean, Museum Exhibition Theory and Practice, Routledge: London (1996).
Barry Lord, Gail Dexter Lod, The Manual of Museum Exhibition, Altamira Press: Oxford (2001).
Beverly Sarrell, Exhibit Labels: An Interpretative Approach, Altamira Press: Oxford (1996).
Hanzade Uralman,Nevra Ertürk Müzebilimin ABCsi, Ege Yayınları: İstanbul (2012).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Project	1	30
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	2	6	12
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	1	9	9
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	6	10	60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	14	3	42
Presentation (including preperation)	2	6	12
Field Research	1	28	28
Report writing	2	6	12
Case Study Presentation	2	10	20
Total Work Load			310
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.33
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X
K2
K3	X	X
K4
K5	X	X
K6	X
K7
K8	X	X
K9	X