Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
MUSEOLOGY PRT424 8. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals This course aims to inform the archaeologists who will work in the museums and museums about the related issues and to create infrastructure for them.
Course Content The emergence and development of the concept of museum in history is explained in the light of archaeological data. Information about museum practices is given.
Learning Outcomes 1) It examines the structure of the museum, its function and museum types.
2) Discuss contemporary museum practices and their reflection in our country.
3) It examines the establishment and development of museums in the world and Turkey.
4) It examines the priorities and requirements to be observed in museum architecture and exhibition.
5) The museum acquires systematic exhibition editing skills.
6) They have information about environmental factors and ways of avoiding them.
7) Discuss the educational functions of the museums.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Museum, museology, museography concepts, international organizations, functions. Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Museum types, purpose and features. Question Answer; Discussion

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3. Week Display and storage methods according to museum types. Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week The establishment and development of museums in the world. Question Answer; Discussion

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5. Week The establishment and development of museums in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey. Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Features of museum architecture and interior design. Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Measures to be taken during exhibitions and movements of works. Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Mid-term Exam Question Answer
9. Week Methods of documenting works in museums. Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week A museum that educates in contemporary museology. Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week The effects of environmental and climatic conditions on artifacts preserved in the museum. Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Control of environmental conditions and necessary precautions. Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Factors leading to contemporary museum. Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Final Exam Question Answer

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
A. Ogan, Türk Müzeciliğinin 100 üncü Yıldönümü( Türkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kurumu) İstanbul, 1947
ICCROM Müzelerde Koruma: Çevresel Koşulların Denetimi. İstanbul, 1987
Museum Dergileri ( Quarterly Review Published by Unesco)
Müzecilik Sempozyum ve Seminerleri.
Müzelerin Teşkilatlanması ve Pratik Öğütler. UNESCOCUA VIII (1955)
R. Miller, Personel Policies for Muesum. Washington, 1980

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 4
Homework 14 8
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 25
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 25
Total Workload
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload