| CODE | BLH5202 | ||||||
| TITLE | Heritage Interpretation | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Conservation and Built Heritage | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will take place in the first semester, in order to introduce participants to the fundamental issues of the engagement between cultural heritage resources and different audiences. The Study-unit examines: - A brief overview of the history of different approaches to museum and site interpretation, and the social context in which they unfolded; - Current alternative approaches to heritage interpretation; - Strategies, opportunities and pitfalls associated with different media. Part of the study-unit will be dedicated to a hands-on, practical approach to communication and interpretation of cultural heritage resources. Study-unit Aims - To familiarise students with the history and development of different approaches to heritage heritage interpretation, with reference to the Maltese as well as international context - To introduce students to the wide range of possible approaches to cultural heritage interpretation, while discussing some of the associated pitfalls - To give students the opportunity to understand the practical skills necessary to create an effective and faithful interpretation of cultural heritage resources. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe a range of alternative strategies and approaches to cultural heritage interpretation, and the social contexts in which these emerged; - Critically discuss some of the theoretical and practical problems and limitations associated with these different strategies and approaches. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify and select key themes, narratives and concepts in a given cultural heritage resource, suitable for interpretation to different audiences; - Recognize the range of actual and potential audiences at a given cultural heritage venue; - Research and develop effective communication tools to address the needs and opportunities of a given site; - Work as part of an effective interdisciplinary team to produce tangible results. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Main Texts Carbonell, B. M. 2012. Museum Studies:An Anthology of Contexts. Blackwell Publishing Ltd Hooper-Greenhill, E., 2000. Museums and the interpretation of visual culture, Routledge Lindauer, M.A. 2005. 'From salad bars to vivid stories: four game plans for developing ‘educationally successful’ exhibitions' Museum Management and Curatorship 20, 41–55 Stone, P. and Molyneaux, B., 1994. The presented past: Heritage, museums and education. One World Archaeology. Routledge Tilden, F. 2008. Interpreting out Heritage (4th ed.) University of California Press Supplementary Readings Black, G, 2005. The engaging museum: developing museums for visitor involvement. Routledge Frischer, B. & Stinson, P, 2007. 'The importance of scientific authentication and a formal visual language in virtual models of archaeological sites: the case of the House of Augustus and Villa of the Mysteries' in Interpreting the Past: Heritage, New Technologies and Local Development. Flemish Heritage Institute. Proceedings of the Conference on Authenticity, Intellectual Integrity and Sustainable Development of the Public Presentation of Archaeological and Historical Sites and Landscapes Ghent, September 2002. (Available online at: http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu/rome_reborn_2_documents/papers/Frischer_Stinson.pdf) Hooper-Greenhill, E., 2007. Museums and learning. Taylor & Francis MacLeod, S. (ed.) 2005. Reshaping Museum space: Architecture, Design, Exhibitions. Routledge |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Blended Learning | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Shirley Cefai |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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