Museums, Heritage and Collections

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Information

• Extent: 30 ECTS (spread either over one, or over two semesters)

• Intended for: the minor Museums, Heritage and Collections is relevant for students interested in studying and/or working in the field of museums and cultural heritage.

• Language of instruction : English (internships are usually in Dutch)

• Website: Minoren

• Coordinator: for questions about the minor programme, please contact the study coordinator

• Board of examiners: Kunst- en cultuurwetenschappen

• Enrolment through: via uSis from May 3rd 2021 until two weeks before classes start
  Please note: you will have to register by entering the class numbers (‘studieactiviteit nummers’) for both the minor as a whole and the underlying courses of the minor.

Remarks

The museum landscape is in constant flux. Controversial exhibitions can ignite heated social debates. Political and social developments throughout the world are changing the curatorial narratives in our museums. In this post-colonial, globalized era, museums are challenged in their exhibitions and collection strategies to cater to both local and international communities.

The lecture series ‘Museums, Cultural Heritage and Collections’ (10 ECTS) forms the intellectual core of this Minor. It provides for an academic reflection on the collecting, presenting, managing and preserving of cultural heritage and on the history and theory of museums and collections in national and international context. Students will also take courses in which they will gain more in-depth knowledge. It is possible to take an internship for 10, 15, or 20 ECTS in this Minor, replacing other courses in the programme. However, the course 'Museums, Culture Heritage and Collections' is mandatory for all students.