Course Language:
İngilizce
Course Objectives:
The aim of this class is to make the student knowledgeable about the history and present of various models of art collections. It also discusses how to create, manage and preserve an art collection.
Course Content:
This class will discuss various theories and practices of developing an art collection After a short historical overview of this field, the students will get an insight in the formal and conceptual discussions of today. Every student will review one collector and present his collection in class.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing, B: Assignment C: Homework
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) Expresses the basic principles of creating a collection. | 1, 5, 7, 11 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | A, B, C |
| 2) Explains the history of art collections. | 1, 5, 7, 11 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | A, B, C |
| 3) Relates art collections and society. | 1, 5, 7, 11 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | A, B, C |
| 4) Discusses the issues of art as an investment | 1, 5, 7, 11 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | A, B, C |
| 5) Debates the effects of collections and collectors on the art scene. | 1, 5, 7, 11 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | A, B, C |
| 6) Interprets various models of collectorship. | 1, 5, 7, 11 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | A, B, C |
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | The History of Collecting 1 (15th to 18th century) | |
| 3 | The History of Collecting 2 (19th to 20th century) | |
| 4 | Current Forms and Concepts of Collecting | |
| 5 | How to collect Art? 1 | |
| 6 | How to collect Art? 2 | |
| 7 | The Cultural-Political Dimension of Collecting | |
| 8 | The Social Dimension of Collecting | |
| 9 | Midterm | |
| 10 | The Economic Dimension of Collecting | |
| 11 | Famous Art Collections in Istanbul | |
| 12 | Study Trip | |
| 13 | Famous Art Collections Abroad | |
| 14 | General Revision |
Recommended Sources
| Textbook | Collecting Contemporary, (Lindemann, Taschen, 2006) |
| Additional Resources |
To Have and to Hold (Lane, Penguin, 2002)
Müzeciliğin ABCsi (Bilgi University, 2012) I bought Andy Warhol (Polsky, Harry N. Abrams Publ., 2003) My Name is Charles Saatchi (Saatchi, Phaidon, 2009) |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | Presentations will be evaluate as final examination |
| Exams | Mid-term, Final Examination |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 30 |
| Final Presentation | 1 | 40 |
| Assignment | 1 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To educate students as an Arts and Cultural Manager with an interdiciplinary outlook. | X | |||||
| 2 | To gain expertise in Visiual and Performance Arts in detail. | X | |||||
| 3 | To teach students the main actors in art and cultural sector. | X | |||||
| 4 | To educate students in order to make them aware of the close relationship between artist, art work, critic and art collector. | X | |||||
| 5 | To teach students basics of business administration in relation to the cultural sector. | X | |||||
| 6 | To instruct students to evaluate the importance of team work and co-operation. | X | |||||
| 7 | To give them essential knowledge about the work of cultural professionals (those who work for museums, art institutions, festivals, and so on) and possible pitfalls they can face. | X | |||||
| 8 | To make students followers of international art. | X | |||||
| 9 | To enable them to pinpoint the issues in their area of expertise and give them essential tools to solve problems. | X | |||||
| 10 | To make them able to plan and put in practice their projects collectively. | X | |||||
| 11 | To give students professional tools to evaluate all the facts in art and culture area. | X | |||||
| 12 | To teach them how to use PR and publicity tools in their job. | X | |||||
| 13 | To teach students methodology, documentation and archiving. | X | |||||
| 14 | To make students aware of necessary level of legal knowledge in order to make contracts. | X | |||||
| 15 | To equip students with the basic knowledge of accounting. | X | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 8 | 84 |
| Mid-terms | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Homework | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Final examination | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Total Work Load | 154 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 6,16 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 | ||
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