The Reinwardt Academie andcontemporary theory and practice of
collecting
Léontine Meijer-van MenschPeter van Mensch
18 June 2010
Reinwardt Academie
Dapperstraat 315Amsterdam
Reinwardt Academie
• 1976 Leiden• 1992 Amsterdam• about 550 students• 28 lecturers (20 fte)
Reinwardt Academie
• Bachelor programme (1976) Cultural heritage• Master programme (1994) Museology• Research programme (2006) Cultural heritage
Bachelor programme
• 4 years (240 EC)• Dutch• about 500 students• no selection• fee € 1620 / year
Bachelor programme
• Lectures, projects, workshops (150 EC = 62 %)• Internships (3x, 90 EC = 38 %)• Excursions (Netherlands + Paris, Berlin, London)
Master programme
• 18 months (90 EC)• English, international• about 45 students• selection• fee € 10,000
Master programme
• Lectures, projects, workshops (45 EC = 50 %)• Internship (1x, 15 EC = 17 %)• Excursions (Netherlands + Berlin)• Research project (30 EC = 33 %)
Collections based organisation
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Functions based organisationC h a rt T it le
D o cu m e n ta tion C o nse rva tion
P re serva tion R e se a rch
C o lle c tio ns
E xh ib it io ns E d uca tion
C o m m u n ica tion
d ire c to r
C h a rt T it le
D o cu m e n ta tion C o nse rva tion
P re serva tion R e se a rch
C o lle c tio ns
E xh ib it io ns E d uca tion
C o m m u n ica tion
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theory
practiceethics
professionalism
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II
III
IV
minor
optional
minor
optional
collection management
communication
heritage“the object”significance
the fieldinstitutionscultural biography
societyaudiencesGLO’s & GSO’s
communicationpresentation
Bachelor programme
strategic business plans
Master programme
introduction module10 EC
core modules5 x 7 EC
internship15 EC
research project30 EC
I
II
core modules: professional developmentcollection developmentaudience developmentproduct developmentsustainable development
bachelor: general competencies
• 5 core responsibilities• critical reflection & body of knowledge• personal professional competencies
bachelor: general competencies
5 core responsibilities• to manage heritage information• to analyse, interprete and value heritage• to preserve heritage• to give access to heritage• to position a heritage institution
master: general competencies
• philosophical and ethical competencies• public focus• organizational awareness• self-management
new collecting theory
society
heritage
functions
institutions
heritage
functions
institution
society
conceptualising museums
heritage
functions
institution
society
constraints
internal external
institutional
historical social
professional
heritage
functions
institution
society
internal external
institutional
historical social
professional
axis of tradition and renewal
ECCOProfessional Guidelines (2002)[the Conservator-Restorer] has a responsibility not only to the cultural heritage itself, but also to the owner or legal guardian, the originator or creator, the public, and to posterity
Code of Ethics (2003)(article 5) The Conservator-Restorer shall respect the aesthetic, historic and spiritual significance and the physical integrity of the cultural heritage entrusted to her/his care.(article 6) The Conservator-Restorer, in collaboration with other professional colleagues involved with cultural heritage, shall take into account the requirements of its social use while preserving the cultural heritage.
Museums may have been set up in an atmosphere of enlightenment, but this does not mean that they were democratic in nature, and I believe that exclusivity is in their DNA.David Fleming 2008
• New Museology• integrated museum• social inclusion
social inclusion
• Access• Representation• Participation
2007 2005
• Museum 2.0• Participation paradigm
web 2.0
• Community of connected users• The network as platform• Harnessing collective intelligence• User generated content
heritage
functions
institution
society
old paradigm
internal external
institutional
historical social
professional
heritage
functions
institution
society
new paradigm
internal external
institutional
historical social
professional
2010
Forms of participation (Simon 2010)
Council of Europe 2005Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (Faro Convention)
a heritage community consists of people who value specific aspects of cultural heritage which they wish, within the framework of public action, to sustain and transmit to future generations.
participation paradigm
• front stagepresentationeducationevents
• back stagecollectingdocumentationconservation/restoration
new collecting practice
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