SYLLABUS

History Museum Exhibits 432-5110-001

Spring Semester 2001

Instructor: Rick Riccio, 581-6357 (office), 345-0535 (home)

Email: rriccio@mcleodusa.net or rvriccio@eiu.edu

Office Hours: Thursday 8:30-9:00, 11:30-12:00 (or by appointment), rm CH217

Class Time: Thursday 9-11:30 am, CH223

Readings: The following textbooks are available at textbook rental:

·        Ames, K.L., Franco, B., Frye, T.L., Ideas and Images, 1992.

·        Neal, Arminta, Exhibits for the Small Museum, 1976.

·        Witteborg, Lothar, Good Show!, 1981.

·        Leon, W. & Rosenzweig. R. eds., History Museums in the United States, 1989.

Bibliography of required readings is provided and copies are available in the graduate office and on reserve at Booth Library.

Handouts, appropriate to the exhibit project and topics of interest, will be distributed throughout the semester.

Bibliography of Required Readings

Ames, Kenneth L., Franco, Barbara, Frye, Thomas L., “Ideas and Images: Developing Interpretive History Exhibits”, American Association for State and Local History, 1992.

Blackmon, C.P., LaMaster, TlK., Roberts, L.C., Serrell, B., “Open Conversations”, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 1988.

Bloom, Joel N. & Mintz, Ann, “Museums and the Future of Education”, Journal of Museum Education 14, No.3, Fall, 1990.

George, Gerald, “Visiting History”, American Association of Museums, Wahington, D.C., 1990.

Hall, Margaret, On Display, Lund Humphries,London,1987, pp.204-243.

Hooper-Greenhill, Eilean, “The Educational Role of the Museum”, Routledge, London, 1994.

Leon, W. & Rosenzweig. R. eds., “History Museums in the United States”, 1989.

McNeil, K.C., Greene Johnson, J., Joyce, D.J., Blazina-Joyce, R., “Mounting Ethnographic Garments”, Curator 29/4, 1986.

Neal, Arminta, “Exhibits for the Small Museum”, AASLH, 1976.

Punt, Barbara, “Doing It Right: A Workbook for Improving Exhibit Labels”,  The Brooklyn Children's Museum, 1989.

Taylor, Samuel, “Try It! Improving Exhibits through Formative Evaluation”, New York Hall of Science, 1991.

Ward, Philip P., “In Support of Difficult Shapes”, Museum Methods Manual 6, British Columbia Provincial Museum.

Witteborg, Lothar P., “Good Show! A Practical Guide for Temporary Exhibitions”, Smithsonian Institution Press,1981.

RELATED TOPICS

Alderson, William T., & Low, Shirley Payne, “Interpretation of Historic Sites”, Association for State and Local History, Nashville, 1985.

Anderson, Jay, “Time Machines:The World of Living History”, Association for State and Local History, Nashville, 1984.

Hatt, R.T., “Seven Lighting Problems: Seven Solutions”, Curator 3/4, 1960, pp.361-370.

Hein, Hilde, “The Exploratorium: The Museum as Laboratory”, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990.

IES Education Committee, “Introducing Lighting”, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 1985.

Kennedy, Jeff, “User Friendly: Hands-On Exhibits That Work”,  Association of Science Technology Centers, 1990.

Klein, Larry, “Exhibits: Planning and Design”, Madison Square Press, 1986.

Lewis, Ralph H., “Manual for Museums”, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington 1976.

Lull, William P. and Merk, Linda, “Preservation Aspects of Display Lighting”, Electrical Consultant Nov.-Dec. 1982, pp.8-25.

Velarde, Giles, “Designing Exhibitions”, Whitney Library of Design, 1989.

Grading will be based on the following criteria:

·        25%          Class Participation and contribution to the team effort

·        15%          Construction Drawing /Hands-On Exhibit Drawing Project

·        15%          Artifact Mount Project

·        20%          Summative Evaluation Project

·        25%          Individual Interpretation Project

·        0% (but lots of pride)

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