Prof. Nancy Netzer and Prof. Stephanie Leone

A study of the emergence of museums tracing their development from private and ecclesiastical collections of the classical and medieval periods to their present form as public institutions. This course will focus on the practice of organizing an exhibition of art from the Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Rome. Topics include: selecting, researching and installing works of Italian art; the museum's function in its social context; the role of museums in creating culture; how practices of visual and material culture are linked to constructing meaning; the constituency of museums and their educational mission; philosophy of installation and care of collections.

Prerequisite: Any two semesters of HS 001 through HS 094
Cross Listed with FA 370
Offered Periodically