This course focuses on the process of exhibitions design within the context of museums, cultural collecting institutions and heritage agencies. It examines contemporary innovative exhibitions and their designs, technologies, audience development, project management and stakeholder consultation. Practical skills such as writing for exhibitions (from proposals, education kits, labels to catalogues), object handling, hanging and public program development will be developed. Importantly, the exhibition developed as part of this course will actually be shown at an appropriate venue (such as a museum or heritage site).
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:- Design and deliver a small exhibition including
exhibition planning, community liaison, research techniques, installation, and
texts related to exhibitions.
- Apply interdisciplinary problem-solving skills as they
relate to exhibition development.
- Implement appropriate consultation methods and develop
working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Contribute to the design of exhibitions for a diverse range of venues (which may include traveling and online exhibitions) and audiences.
Indicative Assessment
In person:
Team Exhibition 15% (LO1,2,3)
Text panels, catalogue essay, (2500 words) 25% (LO1)
Final Exhibition (individual) 50% (LO1,3,4)
Presentation (10 min) 10% (recorded and posted to Wattle site) (LO1)
Online Students:
Visualization of design (online presentation, equivalent to 2000 words) 50% (LO1,3,4)
Text panels, catalogue essay (3000 words) 40% (LO1)
Presentation (10min) 10% (recorded and posted to Wattle site) (LO1)
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: combination of lectures, tutorials and seminars; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.Preliminary Reading
Paul Basu and Sharon Macdonald (eds), Exhibition Experiments, Malden MA: Blackwell, 2007.
Georgia Rouette, Exhibitions: A Practical Guide for Small Museums and Galleries, Museums Australia (Victoria), 2007.
Lord, B and Lord, G The Manual of Museum Exhibition Walnut Creek: Alta Mira (2001)
Paul Basu and Sharon Macdonald (eds), "Exhibition Experiments", Malden MA: Blackwell, 2007.
Georgia Rouette, "Exhibitions: A Practical Guide for Small Museums and Galleries", Museums Australia (Victoria), 2007.
Lord, B and Lord, G "The Manual of Museum Exhibition" Walnut Creek: Alta Mira (2001)
Serrell, B (1996) "Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach" Walnut Creek: Alta Mira
Assumed Knowledge
It is recommended that students have completed or are enrolled in MUSC8017 Museums and Collections: Key Concepts and Practices or ARCH8104.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $3570 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $5460 |
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8173 | 27 Jul 2020 | 03 Aug 2020 | 31 Aug 2020 | 30 Oct 2020 | In Person | N/A |
| 8174 | 27 Jul 2020 | 03 Aug 2020 | 31 Aug 2020 | 30 Oct 2020 | Online | N/A |