ALM Museum Studies at Harvard University

Advance your museum career and discover new ways to create enriching experiences and engage patrons. Prepare for a rewarding career as an educator, collections manager, museum technologist, or exhibit designer, among other positions in the Museum Studies Master’s Degree Program. In the museum studies program, you’ll: Credential: Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Extension Studies in the field of Museum Studies.

Faculty: Harvard Extension School (Division of Continuing Education)  |  Duration: 12 courses (11 online) taken part-time  |  Study mode: online  |  Intake: Spring 2027  |  Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

Example courses: Introduction to Museum Studies; Introduction to Graduate Research in Museum Studies; Collections Management: Issues and Solutions; Museum Exhibition Content Development; Museum Ethics for Art Crime: Implications and Investigations; Project Management.

Career pathways

Our museum program graduates work in art galleries, museums, historical societies, universities, and other institutions with archived materials and noteworthy objects, such as the Boston Red Sox.

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