Course: Art and space. Gallery Architecture in the Transformations of two Centuries

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Course title Art and space. Gallery Architecture in the Transformations of two Centuries
Course code KDT/FU124
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pavlíček Tomáš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The historical context of the period's shift to public art galleries and galleries. 19th century. 2. The development of the architecture of exhibition spaces in the 19th century, the way of exhibiting. Selected examples. 3. Development and changes in the Art Nouveau period at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. 4. The situation between the two world wars. A paradigm shift. 5. Functionalism as a general term for changes in architecture. 6. Historical context of changes after World War II. 7. International style. Minimalism. 8. The influence of important private collectors on the architecture of exhibition spaces (eg Guggenheim). 9. Postmodernism and its influence on the transformation of the concept of the exhibition. 10. Architecture of museums and galleries since the 1990s. 11. Gallery or museum conversion projects. 12. Excursion.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The elective course is focused on the development of gallery and museum spaces, on the relationship between architectural layout and exhibitions, on the relationship between space and artwork as it has changed during the modern era from the 19th century to the present.
The gained capabilities constitute an encompassment and an aquirement of knowledge and experience in the subject and are aimed at a profile´s fulfilment of the graduate of the given field of study.
Prerequisites
The gained capabilities constitute an encompassment and an aquirement of knowledge and experience in the subject and are aimed at a profile´s fulfilment of the graduate of the given field of study.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
1. Fulfililing partial tasks and assignments throughtout the semestr 2. Active participation in the Studio tutoring
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