Art in London

• Credit value: 30 credits at Level 4
• Convenor: Dr Kasia Tomasiewicz
• Assessment: a co-written blog (0%) and two 500-word sole-authored blogs (25% and 75%)

In this module we examine where art is displayed, how it is displayed, to whom and with what effect.

The module includes three writing workshops, in weeks 1, 5 and 9 (6pm-9pm). It also includes six site visits. You will visit six museums, galleries or sites in London to investigate different types of museum architecture, exhibition and interpretation; we will look at artwork in non-art spaces such as train stations, parks, city squares and corporate headquarters, as well as in churches and historic houses. Visits are scheduled for mid-late afternoon on Fridays followed by a seminar at 6pm.

A worksheet will be made available for each visit so that if you are unable to make the afternoon visit you can go at a time of your choosing. Our objects of study will vary. These visits will then be the subject of a series of blogs. The group will work individually and collaboratively to critically reflect on themes such as location, institutions, place and curation.

By the end of this module, you will:

• understand the issues around the display of art and artefacts in diverse institutions and settings in London
• understand the factors at play in preparing visual and textual content for social media posts
• have experience of working in groups and assessing peers’ work.