Interactive Elements in Museums

or how to improve the experience of a museum visit

 

Taught by: Mgr. Lenka Vargová, PhD.

Form of teaching: lecture / seminar

ECST: 3

Language: Slovak and English

Aim of the course:

Listeners will learn about different forms of interactive elements in our and foreign museums and practice preparing simple programs (museum worksheets).

Brief outline:

overview of interactive elements and basic theory of their use and preparation, possibilities of participation in museum programmes, preparation of worksheets, use of information technology in museums, evaluation of the repertoire of the selected museum, creation of own programmes

Course requirements:

• Active participation in class - discussions, small assignments, max 2 absences
• presentation at the last class
• preparation of museum worksheet and feedback

Recommended literature:

• Black, Graham: The Engaging museum. Routledge, 2005, 308 p.
• Dolák, Jan a kol.: Základy muzejní pedagogiky. Studijní texty. Brno, 2014, 104 s.
• Hooper-Greenhill, E.: Museum and Education in the 21st Century. Routledge, 2007.
• Simon, Nina: The Participatory Museum. Museum 2.0, 2010. (also available online)