CURATORSHIP

Academic year
2024/2025 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
CURATORSHIP
Course code
EM3A14 (AF:512390 AR:288236)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6 out of 12 of MUSEOLOGY AND CURATORSHIP
Degree level
Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
Educational sector code
L-ART/03
Period
4th Term
Course year
1
The course contributes to the overall objectives of the program by providing the conceptual and argumentative tools to interpret functions and issues of curatorship.
At the end of the course, students will: 1) Understand some fundamental developments in the historical evolution of curating (and the institutional contexts in which it occurs) from the beginning of the last century to the present. 2) Be acquainted with prominent figures in the field of curating. 3) Be capable of mastering a series of key concepts in curatorial discourse. 4) Have acquired a set of bibliographic tools useful for navigating the debate regarding the subject of the course.
Basic knowledge of contemporary art history, or at least curiosity about the subject matter.
Solid knowledge of English.
The contents will be specified by the assigned adjunct professor.
The course aims to analyze the evolution of curating from the foundation of the modern museum (and international fairs) to the present day. Attention is focused on both curatorial practices and the analysis of the contexts in which they develop, with particular emphasis on the museum and large-scale exhibitions.

To be specified by the assigned adjunct professor.
To be specified by the assigned adjuct professor.
In any case, the final exam will evaluate if the students have acquired the knowledge delivered in the course, their argumentative skills, their ability to communicate the different positions with critical awareness as well as their capacity to apply the contents of the course to the relevant contexts.
To be specified by the assigned adjuct professor.
Overall, though, the course will alternate between traditional lectures and seminar sessions.
English
To be updated by the assigned instructor as soon as possible, in any case before the start of the lessons.
oral
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 15/04/2024