AHIS90005 History and Philosophy of Museums (University of Melbourne): rated 3.0/5 overall across 1 review collected on UniMelb Wall.
AHIS90005 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Art History. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 博物馆的历史与哲学
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Art History
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
This subject examines the growth of the museum from its origins in the wunderkammer and antiquarian collections of the 16th century to the dynamic and constantly shifting field of possibilities available to museums today. The subject charts the progression of the museum from the private collectio.
AHIS90005 has 1 scored review: overall 3.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "I did History and Philosophy of Museums this year! The weekly readings are very extensive, but there is a list of some foundational museum studies texts they recommended to us, which I'll paste below: I did History and Philosophy of Museums this year! The weekly readings are ver…"
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Q: Is AHIS90005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 3.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches AHIS90005, and when is it offered?
A: AHIS90005 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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