This course focuses on the process of exhibitions design within the context of museums, cultural collecting institutions and heritage agencies. It examines contemporary innovative exhibitions and their designs, technologies, audience development, project management and stakeholder consultation. Practical skills such as writing for exhibitions (from proposals, education kits, labels to catalogues), object handling, hanging and public program development will be developed. Importantly, the exhibition developed as part of this course will actually be shown at an appropriate venue (such as a museum or heritage site).
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- design and deliver a small exhibition including exhibition planning, community liaison, research techniques, installation, and texts related to exhibitions;
- apply interdisciplinary problem-solving skills as they relate to exhibition development;
- implement appropriate consultation methods and develop working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders; and
- contribute to the design of exhibitions for a diverse range of venues (which may include traveling and online exhibitions) and audiences.
Indicative Assessment
- Participation/Group Work (10) [LO 1,2,3]
- Catalogue Essay and Text Panel (25) [LO 1,4]
- Oral Presentation (10) [LO 1]
- Exhibition Proposal (50) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: combination of lectures, tutorials and seminars; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
Not applicable
Preliminary Reading
Paul Basu and Sharon Macdonald (eds), "Exhibition Experiments", Malden MA: Blackwell, 2007.
Georgia Rouette, "Exhibitions: A Practical Guide for Small Museums and Galleries", Museums Australia (Victoria), 2007.
Lord, B and Lord, G "The Manual of Museum Exhibition" Walnut Creek: Alta Mira (2001)
Serrell, B (1996) "Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach" Walnut Creek: Alta Mira
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $3960 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $5820 |
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4100 | 20 Feb 2023 | 27 Feb 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 26 May 2023 | In Person | View |
