Duration
30h Th, 8d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course in the museology of contemporary art is aimed at Master's students in art history and archaeology (all disciplines combined). The aim is to provide a history of the relationship between the museum and contemporary art, from the end of the 19th century to the present day.
Questions relating to expography, scenography and architecture will be addressed, as will issues relating to the figure of the curator.
This course draws on the expertise and research fields of the teacher, as well as on the knowledge and skills of museum professionals. In addition to the lectures given by Julie Bawin, the course includes meetings with art world professionals.
This year, this course is being offered as a joint seminar with the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO). Three two-hour lessons will be given by Mélanie Boucher (Unicast system) to students in Liège and at the UQO, and three other two-hour lessons will be given by Julie Bawin to students in Liège and at the UQO.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students will have an in-depth knowledge of the history of contemporary art museums and how they operate on an international scale. They will have grasped the major changes that occurred throughout the 20th century in the ways in which contemporary art was exhibited, curated and acquired.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The course is open to all students with a basic knowledge of 20th-century art history.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course is based on a combination of several teaching methods:
Transmission of historical and theoretical knowledge, with slideshows;
Concrete introduction to research in the field of contemporary art museology (articulation of teaching with the professor's research work).
Invitations to professionals to provide an insight into the realities of the field.
Visits to museums (if possible this year : Musée en plein air du Sart Tilman, BPS22 in Charleroi, etc.)
Some courses can be replaced by a scientific activity closely related to the issues of contemporary art museums (webinars and symposia organized by the teacher).This will be the case in 2025-2026 with Julie Bawin's international symposium on "The public in the face of the challenge of the collection" (November 20-21, 2025). A webinar will also be held on October 22, 2025.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
However, it is possible that one or other course may be suspended AND/OR given by podcast on e-campus or MyUliège.
This year, the course will be given as a joint seminar. Mélanie Boucher's classes will be given via videoconference from Quebec.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
A bibliography is provided during the course
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Further information:
Oral examination
The evaluation focuses on two aspects:
- acquired knowledge ((theoretical part of the course taught by J. Bawin and M. Boucher; only J. Bawin will be conducting the examination);
- comments on the visits and meetings made during the course
Students are given precise explanations of assessment procedures.
PLEASE NOTE: in the event of remote exams, assessment will be carried out via videoconference.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course is given in the first semester, ((cf. celcat pour l'hotraire et le local)
Contacts
Professor : Julie BAWIN jbawin@uliege.be