Museology
Scientific Area
The Postgraduate Program in Museology aims to provide theoretical and practical knowledge and skills related to museums and cultural institutions, integrating and supporting the most innovative practices in museum research and programming. The program combines theoretical understanding with practical experience, preparing graduates for roles in curation, conservation, research, collection and archive management, audience engagement, and project and resource management.
The course units will be taught in Portuguese, with an emphasis on active methodologies that encourage content engagement, discussion, reflection, and communication in collaboration with museological institutions.
- To understand the theoretical foundations of: museology and museography; exhibition planning and design; educational and community mediation and engagement; research, documentation, and collection management; information gathering systems; and preventive conservation.
- To prepare students for practical roles in curation, cultural mediation, conservation, research, and digital humanities.
- Academic Community;
- Professionals in Museums and Cultural Heritage;
- Professionals in Archives, Libraries, and Documentation Centers;
- Local Government Professionals;
- General Community with Responsibilities in Heritage.
MODULES
Museums and Community
António Luciano Morais Filho
José Amado Mendes
10 hours
Museum Ethics
Maria Luísa Jacquinet
6 hours
Museum Spaces and Facilities
Duarte Manuel Freitas
8 hours
Exhibition Curation: Practices, Models, and Challenges
Joana d’ Oliva Monteiro
14 hours
Preventive Conservation
Helena Gonçalves Pinto
8 hours
Management of Museum Collections
Adolfo Silveira
Helena Gonçalves Pinto
14 hours
Project and Resource Management
João Francisco Fialho
10 hours
Presentations
Duarte Manuel Freitas
Helena Gonçalves Pinto
5 hours
Adolfo Silveira Martins
António Luciano Morais Filho
Helena Gonçalves Pinto
Duarte Manuel Freitas
João Francisco Fialho
Joana d’ Oliva Monteiro
José Amado Mendes
Maria Luísa Jacquinet
Next Issue: October 9, 2025
Teaching regime: Online
Duration: 82 hours + 30 (freelance work)
ECTS: –
Schedule: Thursdays and Fridays, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Registration fee: €150
- Registration fee: R$ 100
- Certificate of qualifications: €75
- Tuition fee: €800*
Payment can be made in 4 monthly installments or in full with a 3.5% discount.
*Former students of AUTÔNOMA receive a 10% discount on their monthly tuition fees.
- Original or certified copy of the Qualifications Certificate (a)
- Color photograph
- Curriculum vitae.
(a) Qualifications obtained at the Autonomous University do not require authentication. In the case of qualifications obtained abroad, in addition to the authentication of the copy(ies) described above, authentication by the Portuguese Embassy or Consulate in the country of origin of the academic qualification or by the Apostille of the Hague Convention is required. If the documents are not in Portuguese, translation of the documents by a translator recognized by the Portuguese diplomatic representation will be required.
Registration will only be validated upon payment of the fee and delivery (within a maximum of 30 days) of all requested documentation.
Failure to submit the aforementioned documents invalidates the registration and prevents attendance at the course.
