This module will be team-taught by lecturers in the School of Art History & Cultural Policy. Dublin is home to a rich variety of museums, whose collections survey the entire history of Irish art but also include outstanding examples of European and non-Western art. The purpose of this module is to create an enhanced appreciation of art among students who are not majoring in art history by fostering a direct engagement with these works of art and architecture. Two one-hour meetings a week incorporating both slide lectures and discussion will focus upon art in Dublin museums and the architecture of the museums themselves. Although short readings will be assigned, the principal demand made upon students outside of class hours will be to visit the collections in which the works discussed in class are displayed. Assessment will be designed to give students the maximum flexibility while introducing them to analytical skills specific to art history and supporting them to become better writers. The grade for this module will be based upon three pieces of continuous assessment. Please note: this module is introductory in nature, and aimed at students with no previous experience of art history. As such is not suitable for students intending to major/minor in art history.

Upon completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate:
1. A basic familiarity with the city's principal museums. 
2. A critical awareness of the history of these institutions, and the way in which their architecture and display strategies colour the experience of works often made and originally shown in very different settings. 
3. A basic understanding of several different periods of art across several media.