Photos by Kelvin Han (Art and Science Museum, Singapore), Michael Schofield (Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg), Dembee Tsogoo (Tate Modern) on Upsplash

This course is a deep dive into to ways of seeing exhibitions. We’ll start with the Big Question: What is an Exhibition? to explore our assumptions, knowledge, and expectations.

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Photos by Robin Schreiner, Museums Victoria (Science Museum Apollo Space exhibition 1968), Rui Alves (MUSAC, Léon) on Upsplash

Then, we’ll learn how to view, interpret, and enjoy exhibitions through the lenses of ‘the museum effect’, exhibition histories, curatorial perspective, design and the planning process.

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Photos by Samantha Borges, Ricardo Gomez Angel (Kunsthaus Zürich), Ani Adigyozalyan (Le Musée Départemental de Préhistoire de Nemours) on Upsplash

You’ll build skills and frameworks for seeing exhibitions by reviewing Four Learning Modules (LMs). Each LM presents a different aspect of exhibition or curatorial history, theory and/or practice through videos, readings, and case studies. Curated images and resources are presented to inform and evoke curiosity about exhibitions across time and space.

Throughout the course, you will put your knowledge and skills into practice with real-world applications via Activities and Fieldwork Projects. Coursework is reusable and adaptable to any content, format, or mode of exhibition (physical or virtual).

Do the activities and projects on your own or with others. Try them in different venues or types of exhibitions. Everything is designed for you to tailor the course content and outcomes to your personal learning goals.

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Photo by Abbie Bernet (Metropolitan Museum of Art) on Upsplash

By the end of this course you will have gained knowledge, heard diverse perspectives, and practiced critical looking and thinking skills that empower you to see exhibitions differently. So, how are we going to manage all of this? Don’t worry, I have a plan! Let’s check it out…