Hispanic art studies and hispanic history

1.- Knowledge of history of Collecting in the ancient world, and in the medieval and modern world. 2.- Collecting, origin of museums in the modern world. Critical knowledge of Hispanic museums 3.- Analytical vision of Hispanic collecting 4.- Knowledge of the exhibition activity in Spain 5.- To develop a global approach on the museographic criteria that underlies in the design of the exhibitions on the Hispanic archaeological heritage. 6.- To understand the diverse problems and solutions applied to the musealization of archaeological sites, areas and cities in the Hispanic world, particularly accesibility and universal disegn applied to the museum.

1.- The beginning of collecting. Background in the ancient world, medieval and modern times. 2.- Collecting as the genesis of museums in the 18th century. 3.-Museums. Concept and historical evolution. From the encyclopedic to the virtual museum. Legal initiatives promulgated by the ICOM. Museographic/museologic criteria. Architectural and typological variants. Current reality and examples. Spain and Latin America. 4.- The Spanish Museums System. Organization and museographic plan in the main Spanish museums. Autonomic and local museums. 5.- Archaeological museums. The archaeological record. Research and dissemination of the archaeological heritage: some current trends. The history of Spanish archaeological museums. Case-studies. 6.- The musealization of archaeological sites. Typologies and problems. Interpretation centres and didactic resources. Management and director plans. The social impact of archaeological sites management. Case-studies. 7.- Archaeological cities and parks. Integral management. Archaeological routes. The managment of archaeological heritage in historical cities. Archaeological parks: typologies and problems. Case-studies. 8.- Foundations and Contemporary Arts Centers. Concept, evolution and present. New management models. Productive culture. Definition and examples. Its reality in the Hispanic world. 9.- Exhibitions. New exhibition spaces. Exhibition techniques. The media art exhibition. Typologies. Spain and Latin America. 10.-Accessibility and universal design in current museums

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