Course 10: The City and Art Museums
Course by Florina Jerliu and Rozafa Basha
7 - 19 August 2023

Course Level BA/MA
5 ECTS

Course Description
Art museums go beyond traditional definitions and approaches in architecture. They hold a special place within cities, both physically and socioeconomically. This course aims to explore how art museums act as a connection between the city and art itself. It investigates various perspectives on the relationship between cities and art museums: As carriers of civic and cultural values that are significant for the city, the country, or the world, therefore, relevant in relation to the city's political life. Secondly, art museums serve as central components of cultural clusters or quarters, thus contributing to the creative economy and tourism. Additionally, they become architectural landmarks and play a vital role in urban regeneration plans. Often, existing spaces, such as abandoned industrial areas or existing public buildings, are transformed into art museums, preserving their original features. This adaptability has led to the widespread proliferation of art museums worldwide.
Throughout the course, students will explore different perspectives and typology examples and approaches for an future art museum, while viewing it as an asset that can shape the future of a city. The case study will focus on the future museum of contemporary art, planned to be funded in Prishtina.

Biography
Florina Jerliu is a professor in the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”. She teaches courses of art and architectural history, theory and heritage in the Faculty of Architecture, and Aesthetics of Space in the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Jerliu received a degree of Diploma Engineer of Architecture from the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Prishtina (1996), a Masters in Arts from the Faculty of Arts, University of Prishtina (2003), and a PhD in architecture and urbanism from the University of Sarajevo (2014).
She is the co-founder and chair of the foundation for architecture and urbanism Archis Interventions Prishtina (part of the Archis Network together with Archis Interventions Amsterdam and Archis Interventions Berlin); co-founder and member of the Board of the think-tank Kosovo Stability Initiative; member of ICOMOS (as of 2017), member of the State Council for Recognition (of foreign diploma and qualifications, as of 2020), member of the Board of the Kosovo Archaeological Institute. In 2015-18 she acted as member of the Board of the Kosovo Institute for the Protection of Monuments; in 2003-2008 she held the position of the President of the Kosovo Association of Architects. Jerliu is active in the field of cultural heritage in Kosovo through participation as a member in various commissions and juries as appointed by the Kosovo Ministries (MYSC, MASHT). Jerliu is the author of the text of the National Strategy for Cultural Heritage of Kosovo 2017-2027 adopted by the Government of Kosovo, and author/designer of the first national archaeological park in Kosovo: Archaeological Park Ulpiana. She is author of books: Preservation of Built Heritage (2016) and Cultural Heritage of Kosovo: Concepts and Contexts of Protection (2017); and author and co-author of a number of scientific papers published in international and local journals.
Jerliu was part of the working group for the establishment of the Permanent Exhibition of the National Museum of Kosovo, and a co-author of exhibition’s interior design (inaugurated in February 2018). She is a laureate of the Annual Prize for Scientific Contribution in the field of Cultural Heritage "Zef Mirdita" (2018) awarded by Kosovo Ministry of Culture.

Participation
15 participants will be selected to participate in this course. Eligible participants must read the Terms, fill out the application form, upload the required documents and submit the application form. Incomplete applications will not be considered.


The conditions and registration fees
Enrollment fee 1 - 470 euros for self-paying students, with the offer of accommodation in student residences.
Enrollment fee 2 - 670 euros for institutionally sponsored students, with the offer of accommodation in student residences.

Special conditions apply for alumni of the Summer School as School.
Scholarships are available for students from Kosovo.
Payment must be made after successful application.

Late applications may be accepted until July 22, 2023.