Information Package / Course Catalogue
Museology I
Course Code: ARK447
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this study is to explain the historical development of Turkish and World Museology, and to teach the working methodology, exhabition techniques in museology and museums practically, explaining museum’s importance and museum types as an educational and cultural institution. Explaining of protective studies and the importance of immovable cultural heritagrs within the field applications on the subject in Turkey and World-Scale

Course Content

The birth of Museology and development within the historical process in world and Turkey and studies carry out in museums will examinate.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The origin and history of museology
2.History of the museums in Turkey. Learning Osman Hamdi Bey's life and works.
3.The purpose of museums, the role and function for social learning.
4.Learning the principles of museology and the classification of cultural properties.
5.Types of museums.
6.Learning museums are documented
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Türk Müzeciğiliğine Bir Bakış, R. O. Arık, 1953.
2.Müzelerde Sergileme, S. Atasoy, 2000 Yılı Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi Konferansları, 2001.
3.Çağdaş Müzecilik Anlayışı Yönünden Münih Müzelerinden 3 Örnek, A. Erkanal, Türk Arkeoloji Dergisi
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The emergence and historical development of museums in the world.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Political and social movements that contribute to the formation of museums.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The beginning of the first museums in Europe.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Anatolian initial, political, social and cultural history.while the development process of European museology.
Week 5 - Theoretical
The birth of the concept of a museum in Turkey.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Osman Hamdi Bey, the founder of Turkish museology. His life and works.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Osman Hamdi Bey as an archaeologist and his museum studies.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mıdterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Types of the museums.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Examination of movable cultural property.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Preparation of inventories of movable cultural property.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Registration studies.of immovable cultural heritage
Week 14 - Theoretical
The security measures taken in museums
Week 15 - Theoretical
Learning the importance of museums in public education.
Week 16 - Theoretical
Fınal
Week 17 - Theoretical
Fınal
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory201428
Lecture - Practice101414
Assignment100220
Midterm Examination1066
Final Examination1077
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026