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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Museum & Heritage Studies
HERT3203(5)
3
0
3

Description
This module will introduce students to the legal aspects covering conservation and preservation of heritage; introduce students to understanding of conservation, preservation and restoration, methods of conservation of different types of materials, cataloguing and display of artefacts and other items found in historical and archaeological research according to international museum standards. It will provide students with an overview of history of collections from antiquity and cabinet of curiosities to today’s museum collections, the definitions and concepts relating to heritage, methods of heritage interpretation through the museum and archaeological collections in museums. It will examine history and its public representations, initiate discussion on the curatorial and educational aspects of Museums service.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES Department of Humanities
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: DILMAHOMED BOCUS Bibi Swaleha
Telephone: 4037400
Email: s.dilmahomed@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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