History of Art with Curating
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art History
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
Blended
The MA History of Art with Curating is ideal if you wish to combine learning the practical skills required in the museum workplace with study of the rich and dynamic discipline of the history of art. It will give you a solid grasp of the key issues and skills involved in curating practice and an insight into the different working practices of various museums and galleries.
It includes an intensive week studying current issues and practices in curating where you will meet curators and collections managers in London's thriving museum, galleries and archives sector, and engage in hands-on activities including documentation, cataloguing and issuing loan requests.
On-campus and flexible-learning students will also have the opportunity to apply for a 10-week, supervised work placement in a museum, gallery or archive. Previous work placements have been offered at the Tate, British Museum, Whitechapel Gallery and Horniman Museum. Past students have documented collections that were previously uncatalogued, helped design and run schools programmes, conducted visitor research and assisted curators in producing exhibitions.
As well as regular gallery and museum visits, we also offer an exciting study trip abroad every spring.
Please note: classes are scheduled in UK time. This also applies to the intensive Curating module which is taught over a one-week period in the spring term between 10am and 5pm each day. This module gives you the opportunity to hear from a variety of leading professional curators during live online sessions.
This course is part of our new Birkbeck Flexible Master’s UK, which gives you the choice of how you want to study - on campus, online or via flexible learning, which combines both.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art History
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
Blended
The MA History of Art with Curating is ideal if you wish to combine learning the practical skills required in the museum workplace with study of the rich and dynamic discipline of the history of art. It will give you a solid grasp of the key issues and skills involved in curating practice and an insight into the different working practices of various museums and galleries.
It includes an intensive week studying current issues and practices in curating where you will meet curators and collections managers in London's thriving museum, galleries and archives sector, and engage in hands-on activities including documentation, cataloguing and issuing loan requests.
On-campus and flexible-learning students will also have the opportunity to apply for a 10-week, supervised work placement in a museum, gallery or archive. Previous work placements have been offered at the Tate, British Museum, Whitechapel Gallery and Horniman Museum. Past students have documented collections that were previously uncatalogued, helped design and run schools programmes, conducted visitor research and assisted curators in producing exhibitions.
As well as regular gallery and museum visits, we also offer an exciting study trip abroad every spring.
Please note: classes are scheduled in UK time. This also applies to the intensive Curating module which is taught over a one-week period in the spring term between 10am and 5pm each day. This module gives you the opportunity to hear from a variety of leading professional curators during live online sessions.
This course is part of our new Birkbeck Flexible Master’s UK, which gives you the choice of how you want to study - on campus, online or via flexible learning, which combines both.
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