Museology is the study of museum curation and how museums have developed their role in education through social and political forces. It examines how museum displays create meaning based on their context and presentation. Museology also analyzes audiences, institutional responsibilities, and possible futures. Historians and curators face challenges in appealing to diverse audiences and withstanding criticism. Originally, museums were created as public collections to replace private ones and make artifacts accessible to the public for discovery. Now, museums must remain relevant in a tourism-focused economy that values experiences. Museology considers public demands on museums and builds theories on why certain approaches are effective.

1. Introduction to Museology
Josefino Tulabing Larena CPS,MPA

2. Objectives
• To able to know about Museology
• The type of Museum
• The role of Museum in preservation of history
and heritage
• How important is museum in studying
Heritage museum

3. Museology, or museum studies
• the study of
museum curation,
and how museums
developed into
their institutional
role in education
through social and
political force

4. Overview
• Museum displays are given meaning and purpose by the
context in which they are created and how they are
showcased; museology endeavors to discover the catalysts
that support the growth of these associations and their
success through such efficiencies.
• The scope of research goes beyond superficial terms,
delving further into topics such as audiences to which
exhibits are directed, responsibilities encountered by way
of function, as well as some deliberation as to possible
futures as an institution.
• The difficulties that are faced by historians and curators to
produce a product that appeals to a varied public and can
withstand criticism stimulates ongoing research.

5. Conception of museums
• Public museums were created
to replace private collections
by displaying collected works
where the general public could
profit from a shared
experience. The study of art,
artifacts, and every object
imaginable was to become
more accessible to everyone, a
means of discovery and
wonder

6. • In origin, the idea dates
back to classical times, but
publicly funded foundations
can only be traced back a
few hundred years.
• British Museum

7. Tourism as a vehicle for success
• Museums, as a result of
competition and the
growing tourism market,
face a constant identity
crisis and must always
remain current in an
economy that privileges
experiences, immediacy,
and what the industry calls
adventure
Louvre Museum Paris

8. • In recent years, there has
been tremendous growth in
the museum population
worldwide; the opportunity
created by tourism has left
the two intimately linked,
but as their relationship
grows, so too do concerns
as to how to cope with
public criticism.

9. • A larger audience for
museums begs
understanding in how to
satisfy needs and
expectations; museology
takes into consideration and
studies those public
demands and build theories
as to why they work and
how to duplicate them.

10. Museum media as a mode of
communication
• Museums are the
quintessential institutions
which use ‘medium’ and
‘message’ as an identical
thought through material
and the tangible
New York State Museum

11. • Museology seeks to
understand and develop
proficient exhibits which
engage the audience by way of
looking at the past and truly
grasping techniques and
displays that are productive
and how they can be adapted
to changing societies and
utilized to effectively educate
and stir interest, awareness, or
curiosity.

12. • In establishing continuity
between museum and
media, popular culture and
tourism, museology has
taken a trans disciplinary
approach broadening
discussions and utilizing a
wider scope of
methodology to explain the
inevitable changes which
occur.
Toy Museum

13. Artifacts as primary sources
• Because the framework of
museums lie in material
objects as primary sources,
historians recognize inherent
issues, problematic to the
‘truth’ which they seek to
unfold and have been forced
to adapt their tactics when
drawing information out; this
has led to tremendous efforts
to borrow from other
disciplines
The Vergina museum inside the
great tumulus

14. Kind of Museum
Heritage Museum Anthropology Museum
• Vancouver - Museum of
Anthropology

15. Toy Museum Art Museum
• Mariyah Gallery

16. National History Museum University Museum

17. Science museum Natural Museum

18. Museum Innovation

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