The course aims to trace the history of the discipline's evolution, starting with the distinction between Museology,
Museography, and Museum Studies, with the aim of investigating the functioning and role of museums in today's
society.
After the glorious period of reconstruction following World War II and the subsequent protests and crises of the 1960s
and 1970s, in the 21st century museums seem to have been transformed into easy stages for influencers hunting for
followers or places of action for political activists seeking media attention. However, behind this apparent and
superficial image, museums continue to be places of education and research for scholars, students, and the simply
curious, but also places where new highly specialized professional figures are developed.
Part of the course will therefore be dedicated to issues related to the profession of ‘Museologist’, such as: the
organisation and display of a collection, the handling of sculptures and paintings, the organisation of storage facilities,
exhibition design, lighting, microclimate and museum security.
For archaeology and art history students a common course of studies has been envisaged, integrated by specialistic
contributions dedicated only to them.

FIORIO M.T., Il museo nella storia. Dallo studiolo alla raccolta pubblica, Pearson, Milano 2018
LUGLI A., Museologia, Jaca Book Arte, Milano 2024
dispense:
1. BECCHERUCCI L., Lezioni di Museologia 1969-1980, Università Internazionale d’Arte, Firenze 1995
2. MINISSI F., Museologia e Museografia, in Id., Il Museo negli anni ’80, Edizioni Kappa, Roma 1983, pp. 13-15
3. ARGAN G.C., Problemi di Museografia, in «Casabella», settembre-ottobre 1955 (n. 207), pp. 64-67
4. ARGAN G.C., Museologia e Museografia, in Garberi M. e Piva A., L’opera d’arte e lo spazio architettonico,
Mazzotta, Milano 1988, pp. 131-136
5. MOTTOLA MOLFINO A., Museologia vs Museografia, Umberto Allemandi & C. Torino, 1991, pp. 129-144
6. MARANI P.C.-PAVONI R., Il museologo e la museologia: identificazione di una professione, in Id., Musei.
Trasformazioni di un’istituzione dall’età moderna al contemporaneo, Marsilio, Venezia 2006, pp. 13-21
coloro che intendono sostenere l’esame come “studente non frequentante”, dovranno aggiungere anche il seguente
testo:
MARSON S.-POGLIANI P (a cura), Franco Minissi: il museografo, l’architetto e gli allestimenti del Museo Civico di
Viterbo (le Voci del Museo, 43), Edifir, Firenze 2022