MA Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture at University of London

Programme overview

Offered by the Warburg Institute in collaboration with the National Gallery, this MA provides training in art history and curatorial practice for a new generation of academic art historians and museum curators.

Faculty: School of Advanced Study | Department: Warburg Institute (with the National Gallery) | Duration: 1 year (full-time); 2 years (part-time); 3 years (part-time plus) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme combines the study of artworks and their cultural contexts with linguistic, archive and research skills, covering museum knowledge and curatorship (technical examination of paintings, connoisseurship, conservation, attribution, provenance, display) and art history and Renaissance culture.

Career pathways

Students gain scholarly and curatorial skills plus transferable skills such as writing for different readerships and research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A First or Upper Second Class Honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in a related humanities discipline; alternative qualifications or relevant experience considered. English proficiency required.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year (full-time); 2 years (part-time); 3 years (part-time plus)

Apply through the official page: https://www.sas.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/our-courses/postgraduate/ma-art-history-curatorship-renaissance-culture

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