Curating Art and Cultures (Heritage Studies)
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Curating Art and Cultures is a unique, two-year Dual Master’s programme designed to train the curators and (museum) researchers of the future. The programme is offered jointly by the UvA, the VU University and leading museums in the Netherlands (a.o. Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Van Abbe Museum).Taking place in both the lecture hall and institutional spaces, the Dual Master’s in Curating Art and Cultures responds to the growing demand for academically-grounded museum professionals with excellent (inter)disciplinary and theoretical backgrounds. The programme encourages you to deepen your disciplinary knowledge and develop your research skills. It also teaches you to engage with crucial theoretical concepts and contemporary issues regarding the collection and display of art objects and cultural artefacts. Within the programme you have the opportunity to specialise in the curating-focused track Curating Art and Cultures or in the research-oriented track Arts of the Netherlands.Curating and Research in one programmeStudents choose one of two unique specialisations: Curating Art and Cultures or Arts of the Netherlands. The first specialisation focuses on curatorial theory and practice, while the second highlights research into Dutch art in a global context.Theory meets practiceCurating Art and Cultures is characterised byA strong engagement with theory, practice and objects.Close cooperation with museums and cultural institutions at home and abroad.Plenty of personal attention: your programme is tailored as closely as possible to your interests. The space to explore your own disciplinary, research or curatorial interests.Why study Curating Art and Cultures?The programme offers you the unique opportunity to gain curatorial and research skills and experience by means of a long internship.The Master’s programme has strong connections with the broader professional field, to which your research and curatorial practice make a direct contributionThe city of Amsterdam with its rich history and leading museums and cultural institutions is an ideal base to start building your professional network.
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A minimum GPA of a 3.6 on the American scale is required. Admission deadline is March 1.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
1098 XH
Netherlands
- 2 years
- Full Time
- On Campus Learning
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