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Museology Midterm
Museology Midterm
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
03/19/2013

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Museology
Definition
Anything related to museums. The profession of the staff who interpret the museum hot it works.
2) An applied science- the science of museums.
3) The study of museums and museum history
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Museography
Definition
1727: How museums are organized. Present; techniques that have been created to make museums and designing museum spaces. Planning museum spaces and how the museum will work.
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Heritage
Definition
Refers to all the assets received by succession. Hereditary features of a living being.
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Museum Object
Definition
Must have quality, usually with age (100+ years), and an expression of the time during which it was created. Also its uniqueness/quantity
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Curator
Definition
To choose pieces, organize them and group them based on certain aspects and write about each piece for the public to see. Does research on each pieces
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Restoration/Treatment
Definition
Climate control, pest control/fixing items
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Conservation
Definition
The preservation of the heritage; creating the correct environment and doing research in order to prolong the life of the heritage
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Conservator
Definition
Dedicated to the preservation of the heritage; creating the correct environment and doing research in order to prolong the life of the heritage.
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Display
Definition
How a museum piece is presented to the public so the public can understand it. Creates a sense of enjoyment. Product of team effort.
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Exhibition
Definition
Technically organizing and setting out museum pieces to be viewed by the public. The end product is always a team effort.
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Inventory
Definition
Keeps track of what and where everything is. i.e. what room it is etc. Checklist/Database
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Catalogue
Definition
Documentation of all the museum objects with a critical interpretations and files pertaining to each object.
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Condition Survey Form
Definition
A physical evaluation of the object documented on a form.
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Collection
Definition
A set of material or intangible objects that an individual or an establishment has gathered, preserved, and displayed to either a public or private audience.
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Communication
Definition
Transmission of information.
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Interpretation
Definition
From the knowelege of each person describing what the meaning of the object/image is. Understanding/ translating a meaning
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Education
Definition
The gaining of knowledge by working hands on and building on one's own knowledge or understanding
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Label
Definition
Object label/ text describing the object. The sign next to the object.
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Thermohygrometer
Definition
A devices that measures/ records the humidity/ temperature in a given space. But does NOT change or regulate the humidity or temperature
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