Museums: Theory and Practice (MUSM7000)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Social Science School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Seminar 3 Hours/ Week
Prerequisite
Entry into the Museums Studies Program. Graduate students from other appropriate areas of study are welcome to apply for entry into the course through the course coordinator.
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Diana Young (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course will provide a critical overview of the history and formation of museums, their roles in contemporary society and the future museum. It will examine the different contexts and perspectives through which museums can be understood, as institutional, civic and architectural spaces which display, study and house objects of historical, artistic, cultural, or scientific significance. The course will draw on case studies to critically explore museum practices and policies relating to the relationship between objects and meaning, museum design, colonialism and de-colonising of museums, museums and communities, and museums in the digital economy.
