Additional Information

Course Number

ARTH 467

Course Level

Course Description

A course on the principles and practices of managing and caring for today’s museum collections. Classes will relate to different types of collections including art, history, and anthropology, as well as different models of museums: public, private, and corporate. Topics include accessioning, object handling and storage, preventative conservation, collections planning, exhibitions, and loans. Students will gain an overall understanding of the physical, ethical and legal care of museum collections. Guest speakers and off-campus field trips to tour behind the scenes collections at Bay Area museums will be planned.

Syllabus Available

No

Notes

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research

Keywords & Terms

• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Conservation
• General Archaeological Ethics
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Museum, Collection, Curation and Display Standards
• Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis
• Storage of Data, Specimens, and Records

Topics & Issues

• Archaeological Education
• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Conservation and Ethics
• Museum and Display Ethics
• Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education