Archives and Museums(Skill Based Paper)

Paper Code: 
SHIS 601
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students

  1. To inform the students about the role of Museums in the preservation of Heritage.
  2. To understand the importance of Archival Science in the study of History.
  3. To encourage students to pursue careers in various Museums and Archives in India and abroad

Course Outcomes (CO)

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

SHIS 601

Archives and Museums

The students will be able to–

CO1-Understand the definition, types and various movements of Museology and role of Curator.

CO2- Familiarize with the technique of collection and conservation of objects of museums

CO3-  Develop an understanding on the

Meaning, Scope, Objectives, Importance, Classes of Archives

and Classification of Records

CO4-  Analyse the management of Archives and Understand the appraisal and retention of Records Conservation and Preservation of Records Digital Archives

CO5-  Get acquainted with the hands on experiences through  visit to a museum.

Approach in teaching:

Orientation of methods of conflict resolution, Case studies based on management and resolution of various conflicts in different regions, Lectures, Classroom discussions based on real life situations and case studies 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 

 

12.00

Museology

Definition of Museology, Museum Movement in India

Role of the Curator

Types of Museums

 

12.00

Methods of Collection and Conservation of Objects in Museums

Preservation Techniques and Types of Exhibitions

Changing Role of Museums: In-house and Out-reach activities of Museums

 

12.00

Archival Science

Meaning, Scope, Objectives and Classes of Archives

Importance of Archives: Value of Records as Sources of History

Classification of Records

 

12.00

Management of Archives

Appraisal and Retention of Records

Conservation and Preservation of Records

Digital Archives

 

12.00

Visit to a Museum / Archive and Report presentation on the same

 

Essential Readings: 
  • A Guide to the National Museum. New Delhi:National Museum, 1997.
  • Agarwal, O.P. Essentials of Conservation and Museology. Delhi: Sundeep Prakashan, 2007.
  • Agarwal, O.P. PustakalayaSamagriAur Kala-VastuonKaParirakshan. Delhi: NBT, 1999.
  • Balloffet Nelly, Hille Jenny and Judith Reed, Conservation and Preservation of Records Archives, American Library Association, Chicago, 2015.
  • Banerjee, N. R., Museum and Cultural Heritage of India, Agam Kala Prakashan, New Delhi, 1990
  • Cook Michael, The Management of Information from Archives, Gower, Hampshire,1999.
  • Dobreva, Milena and Ivacs Gabriella, Digital Archives: Management, Use and Access, Facet Publishing, London, 2015.
  • Dwivedi V.P, Museums and Museology: New Horizons, Agam Kala Prakashan, New Delhi, 1980.
  • Edson, G. and D. David. Handbook for Museums. London: Routledge, 1986
  • Forde Helen and Rhys-Lewis Jonathan, Preserving Archives, Facet Publishing, London, 2013.
  • GuhaThakurta, Tapati. Monuments, Objects, Histories: Institutions of Art in Colonial India. Delhi: Permanent Black, 2004.
  • Ghose Salien, Archives in India, History and Assets, Firma KL Mukhopadhyay, 1963.
  • Kathpalia,Y.P. Conservation and Restoration of Archive Materials. UNESCO, 1973.
  • Harinarayan Nilam, The Science of Archives Keeping, the State Archives, Hyderabad, 1969
  • Jenkinson Hilary, A Manual of Archive Administration, Oxford, Clarendon Press, London, 1922
  • Johnson Charles, The Care of Documents and Management of Archives, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1919
  • Markham S. F., The Museums of India, The Museum Association, London, 1936
  • Plenderleith H. J, The Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art: Treatment, Repair and Restoration, Oxford University Press, New York, 1956
  • Posner Earnest, Archives in the Ancient World, Harvard University Press, 1972
  • Ridener, J. From Foiders to Post Modernism: A Concise History of Archival Theory. LLC: Litwin Books, 2009.
  • Sarkar, H, Museums and Protection of Monuments and Antiquities in India, Sundeep Prakashan, New Delhi, 1981
  • Stielow Frederick J. Building Digital Archives, Descriptions, and Displays, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 2003
  • Thomson John M.A. and Others, Manual of Curatorship: A Guide to Museum Practice, Routledge, New York, 1984.
  • Wittlin Alma, Museums : Its History and Its Tasks in Education, Routledge and K Paul, London, 1949

 

References: 

E Resources

Definition of Museology, Museum Movement in India

Museum Movement in India

Role of the Curator

Types of Museums

Methods of Collection and Conservation of Objects in Museums

Preservation Techniques and Types of Exhibitions

Changing Role of Museums: In-house and Out-reach activities of Museums

Archival Science

Meaning, Scope, Objectives and Classes of Archives

Importance of Archives: Value of Records as Sources of History

Management of Archives

 Digital Archives

Academic Year: 
2023-24
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