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Program Type: 
Thesis
Course Code: 
ART543
Course Type: 
Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
15
Course Language: 
English
Course Content: 
Next to contemporary theories, students will get a deep insight view in gallery and museum management through various case studies of galleries and museums in Istanbul and abroad. In the end of the seminar, case studies, study trips as well as student presentations, which are based on interviews with professional gallery and museum managers, will create a connection to practice.

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Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week Topics Study Materials
1 Introduction  
2 The history of galleries and museums from the 18th century until the 20th century  
3 The history of galleries and museums in the 20th/ 21th century  
4 Theories of Gallery Management 1  
5 Practices of Gallery Management  
6  Study Trip (Gallery Visits)  
7 Theories of Museum Management  
8 Practices of Museum Management  
9 Study Trip (Museum Visit)  
10 Off Space Gallery and Alternative Models  
11

Mid Term

 
12 Student Presentation 1  
13 Student Presentation 2  
14 General Revision  

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook The Manual of Museum Management (Gail Dexter Lord, Barry Lord, 2009)

The Gallery Management Manual (Zella Jackson, 1998)

Additional Resources Museum Management and Marketing (Robert R. Janes, Richard Sandell, 2007)

Collecting Contemporary, (Lindemann, Taschen, 2006)