Objects, Curation and Display (V4139)

15 credits, Level 4

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore how histories of collecting and exhibitions inform today’s curatorial practice.

You’ll examine a wide range of exhibitions, institutions, and forms of collecting across time and across cultures. You’ll analyse formats in which objects are displayed, curated and interpreted.

Focusing on museums, galleries and collections, you’ll explore hands-on ways to reflect on objects, curation and display. You’ll not only examine how the choices of art world professionals and artists shape art, but also the historical and cultural contexts of practice, within a network of people including patrons and audiences.

Through this module, you’ll learn how museums of all sizes, exhibitions, and collections can impact people and communities to:

  • promote social justice
  • facilitate debate and reflection
  • enhance human flourishing.

Teaching

100%: Seminar

Assessment

100%: Coursework (Take away paper)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 117 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: