Cultural Tourism and Museology – Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra

Base Knowledge

N/A

Teaching Methodologies

Because of the theoretical-practical nature of this course unit, the syllabus will be followed by the participation of the students in the teaching-learning process. This may be achieved through theme debates, organisation of work based on written information and study visits to heritage sites.
Evaluation may be:
1) Periodic evaluation with the following parameters: Works of a different kind (report/ review) (40%); – Written test (60%).
2) Evaluation by Examination – Written Exam (100%).

Learning Results

1. Understand heritage as a tourism resource
2. Understand the relevance of cultural tourism in present-day society
3. Understand the relationship between heritage resources and tourism
4. Evaluate the importance of museums within the tourism offer
5. Identify strategies for cultural and tourism prmotion of local heritage

Program

1. Cultural tourism in present-day society
1.1. Cultural tourism as a social phenomenon
1.2. Heritage and cultural tourism 1.3. Reference products within cultural tourism
2. Museums and tourism
2.1. Museums, memory and cultural identity
2.2. Museums and the boosting of cultural heritage
2.3. Museums, local communities, tourism and development
3. Interaction between heritage resources and tourism
4. Strategies for cultural and tourism promotion of local heritage

Curricular Unit Teachers

Maria do Rosário Castiço Barbosa de Campos Coelho e Silva

Grading Methods

Exam

- Exam - 100.0%

Periodical evaluation

- Synthesis work - 40.0%
- Frequency - 60.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

Cabral, C. B. (2011). Património Cultural Imaterial. Edições 70.
Carvalho, A. (2011). Os Museus e o Património Cultural Imaterial. Estratégias para o desenvolvimento de boas práticas. Edições Colibri/CIDEHUS
Campos, R. (2021). Museums, Tourism and Interpretation of the Heritage. In Rosa dos Ventos- Turismo e Hospitalidade, v. 13, nº3, pp. 894-900. https://redib.org/Record/oai_articulo3320015-museums-tourism-interpretation
Figueira, V. & Dias, R. ( 2011). A Responsabilidade Social no Turismo. Escolar Editora.
Navarro, M. S. & Riera, R. G. (2012). Museo y Comunidad. Un Museo para todos los públicos. Trea.
Oliveira, C., Pinto, J. F & Ferreira, L. (orgs). (2011). Turismo, Património e Inovação. Edições Afrontamento.
Puche, S.M., Molina, N.L. Gil, T.M. (eds.) (2016). Identidad, ciudadanía y patrimonio. Trea.
Santos , M. G. M. P. (Org.) (2010). Turismo Cultural, Territórios e Identidades.Edições Afrontamento.
Usillos, A.G. (2012). Manual practico de museos. Trea.