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MA Sammlungen - Provenienz - Kulturelles Erbe at University of Würzburg

University of Würzburg, Germany

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary Master that addresses the cultural-political challenges of provenance research and the demands of collecting, preserving and researching art and cultural heritage. Art History, Museology and History provide the theoretical basis and individual specialisation options.

Department: Chair of Modern and Contemporary Art History (with Museology and History)  |  Duration: 120 ECTS  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Teaching is closely linked to collections, museums, archives and libraries of the university, the city and the state, and to external experts; an annual conference on collections, provenance and cultural heritage is held (including colonial heritage and human remains).

Career pathways

Museums, collections, archives and libraries; provenance research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No admission restriction (no Numerus clausus), but subject-specific entry requirements must be met. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent (for example Diplom, Staatsexamen) is required. Application by the deadline is required.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 120 ECTS

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