{"id":108325,"date":"2022-07-04T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T09:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/?page_id=108325"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:06:51","slug":"post-graduate-diploma-in-applied-museology-pgdam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/divisionss\/academic-unit\/pg-diploma-course-at-ignca\/post-graduate-diploma-in-applied-museology-pgdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Museology  (PGDAM)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"hdng\">Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Museology (PGDAM)<\/h3>\n<p>Aims to prepare the students for a career upholding Cultural Heritage with the knowledge and skills to support curatorial and conservation activities in the museum, heritage and cultural sectors.<\/p>\n<h3>Course Outlines<\/h3>\n<h4>SEMESTER I<\/h4>\n<p><strong>1. Introduction to Museum &amp; Museology (4 Credits) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Origin and definitions of museums<\/li>\n<li>Definitions of museology, museography, and metamuseology<\/li>\n<li>History of collections and development of museums in the global context<\/li>\n<li>Development of museums in India<\/li>\n<li>Types of museums<\/li>\n<li>Functions of a museum<\/li>\n<li>Social roles and responsibilities of museums<\/li>\n<li>Nature of museum work and the role of different professionals in a museum<\/li>\n<li>Museum as a profession; professional organizations such as UNESCO, ICOM, ICCROM, MA, AAM, MAI, IASC<\/li>\n<li>ICOM Code of Ethics<\/li>\n<li>Visits to local museums<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Museum Management (4 Credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Concept of management and its functions<\/li>\n<li>Operations management, productivity, strategic planning, process analysis, quality management, maintenance, security, and project management<\/li>\n<li>Human resource management<\/li>\n<li>Financial management: meaning, policies, sources, and budgeting<\/li>\n<li>Marketing: concept of a marketing-oriented organization; museum as a multi-product organization<\/li>\n<li>Market segmentation and targeting<\/li>\n<li>Consumer behaviour<\/li>\n<li>Market research<\/li>\n<li>Marketing mix<\/li>\n<li>Case studies of management practices in Indian museums<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Collections Management \u2013 Part I (4 Credits) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collection management policy<\/li>\n<li>Ethics of collection<\/li>\n<li>Classification of collections and collection typology<\/li>\n<li>Access to collections and related information<\/li>\n<li>Organization and re-organization of collection stores<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Re-Org Methodology by ICCROM<\/li>\n<li>Application of the Re-Org method<\/li>\n<li>Case studies of Re-Org workshops<\/li>\n<li>Disaster management in museums and museum-like organisations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Museum Communication: Exhibitions (4 Credits) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exhibition as a communication system<\/li>\n<li>Types of exhibitions<\/li>\n<li>Ethics of museum exhibitions<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition components and configuration<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition factors that influence visitors<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition planning and design<\/li>\n<li>Types of exhibition layouts<\/li>\n<li>Application of ergonomics<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition text: format, legibility, readability, comprehension, and human interest<\/li>\n<li>Decisions on typography<\/li>\n<li>Signage<\/li>\n<li>Lighting: factors that influence lighting in museum exhibitions, types of lamps, track lighting<\/li>\n<li>Critical analysis and evaluation of exhibitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>SEMESTER II<\/h3>\n<p><strong>5. Collections Management \u2013 Part II (4 Credits) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discipline-based curatorship<\/li>\n<li>Collection records management<\/li>\n<li>Museum documentation standards<\/li>\n<li>Controlling environmental factors in collection holding areas<\/li>\n<li>Care and handling of collections<\/li>\n<li>Housekeeping<\/li>\n<li>Integrated Pest Management (IPM)<\/li>\n<li>Using basic equipment\/instruments for monitoring environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Application of risk management in the cultural field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6.Museum Automation (4 Credits) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meaning, significance, and scope of automation in museums<\/li>\n<li>Categories of automation<\/li>\n<li>Automated identification systems: barcodes, QR codes, and RFID<\/li>\n<li>Process control and vision systems<\/li>\n<li>Use of robots and AGVs<\/li>\n<li>Digital documentation and metadata creation<\/li>\n<li>Metadata: meaning, significance, and types; metadata schema<\/li>\n<li>Digital preservation<\/li>\n<li>Data mining and processing<\/li>\n<li>Communication and presentation: VR, AR, and digital walkthroughs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7. Museum Communication: Education and Interpretation (4 Credits) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Concepts of education, interpretation, and learning<\/li>\n<li>Characteristics of learning in museums<\/li>\n<li>Barriers to learning<\/li>\n<li>Ethics of museum education<\/li>\n<li>Theories of learning and their application in museum education<\/li>\n<li>Characteristics of different types of audiences<\/li>\n<li>Development of educational programmes for different audiences<\/li>\n<li>Developing and designing educational material<\/li>\n<li>Concept of extension services<\/li>\n<li>Challenges of museum extension<\/li>\n<li>Developing and designing extension programmes and material<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation of the learning experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>8. Final Dissertation\/Field Report (12 Credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Museology (PGDAM) Aims to prepare the students for a career upholding Cultural Heritage with the knowledge and skills to support curatorial and conservation activities in the museum, heritage and cultural sectors. Course Outlines SEMESTER I 1. Introduction to Museum &amp; Museology (4 Credits) Origin and definitions of museums Definitions of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/divisionss\/academic-unit\/pg-diploma-course-at-ignca\/post-graduate-diploma-in-applied-museology-pgdam\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Museology  (PGDAM)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span> \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0928\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0916\u0947\u0902<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50282,"featured_media":0,"parent":43181,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-post-graduate.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-108325","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50282"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108325"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114597,"href":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108325\/revisions\/114597"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}