Schedule *
AH 271
Curating Museums and Galleries
Spring 2019
Prof. Ilaria Gianni
* Alterations and/or additions to the schedule may take place. Programs will be confirmed during the course.
Week 1
Introduction to the course
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Introduction to Museum studies
- Studioli /Kunstkammer / Wunderkammer / Galleries
- The Birth of the Public Democratic Museum
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 2
Introduction to Museum Studies
- Collection and Collecting
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Introduction to Museum Studies
- ICOM
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 3
Introduction to Museum Studies
- The Changing Museum - Case Studies: The Museum of Modern Art / The Musée D'Orsay / The Natonal Gallery, London
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Introduction to Exhibition History
- Exhibitions of Contemporary Art: XX Century History
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 4
Introduction to Exhibition History
- Exhibitions of Contemporary Art: XX Century History
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Introduction to the Gallery System
- Commercial Galleries: Functions and Aims
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 5
Galleries in Rome
- On site class - Visit to Frutta Gallery, Rome
TBC
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Exhibition Practicalities
- Concept devlopment, display, communication plan, budget for an exhibition
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 6
Galleries in Rome
On site class - Visit to Galleria Lorcan O'Neill, Rome
TBC
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Exhibition Practicalities
- Concept devlopment, display, communication plan, budget for an exhibition
________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 7
Exhibition Practicalities
- Concept devlopment, display, communication plan, budget for an exhibition
________________________________________________________________________________________
Art Foundations in Rome
- Lecture by Adrienne Drake, Director and Curator at Fondazione Giuliani
TBC
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 8
Spring Break
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 9
Artists in Rome
- Lecture by an artist discussed in class
TBC
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Artists in Rome
- Lecture by an artist discussed in class
TBC
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 10
Exhibition project tutorias
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Introduction to Curatorial Studies
- The Birth of the Curator: Seth Sieglaub and Harlad Szeemann
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 11
Introduction to Curatorial Studies
- The Birth of the Curator: Seth Sieglaub and Harlad Szeeman
____________________________________________________________________________________
Temporary Exhibition Centers in Rome
- On site class - Musja
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Week 12
Introduction to Curatorial Studies
- Curatorial discussions
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Large scale exhibitions
- Venice Biennale
Documenta
Manifesta
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 13
Art Fairs:
Art Basel / Frieze / ARCO / Fiac / Artissima
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Exhibition project Tutorials
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 14
Auction Houses:
Sothbeys
Christies
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Online Platforms and journals
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week 15
Exhibition project Tutorials and Final Exhibition