ARTH210

Introduces the fundamentals of Museum Studies and Cultural Management.  Students will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of the museum as a cultural organization, the various departments, and its inner workings. Museums are major repositories for cultural objects and cultural heritage.  Explores the fundamental question of "What is heritage?", how is it produced and to what extent does it (re)arrange relationships between time, memory and identity? How do some heritages come to be memorialized and institutionalized and others excluded? Also explores the historical development of the concept of heritage and what role museums play in this development as well as the genesis of international heritage administration. Emerging trends, best practices, and national heritage laws will also be discussed. Case studies from different regions and social contexts will be the lens through which these issues are examined.

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