This MA introduces you to: curatorial scholarship and its methodologies (including conservation-led research and technical art history) the histories of museums and their collections the ethical and legal frameworks within which curators and museums work the nature and politics of museum displays. You visit museums in Sussex and in London, allowing you to learn first-hand about institutional histories, collections, permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions.
You're taught by Sussex tutors and external specialists. In the past, these have included senior staff from the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, the V&A, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Key facts100% of our research was rated world leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). You will be taught by academics who have long-standing relationships with museums across the UK and direct experience of curating exhibitions and permanent collections in the museums and galleries sector.
You will benefit from our long-standing partnerships with local and national museums and collections - including the V&A, the National Portrait Gallery, Historic Royal Palaces, the National Trust, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and Charleston - providing access to expertise, art objects and research materials. Careers: You gain knowledge about objects and collections, specifically in the context of photography, and develop a critical awareness of museum practices. You develop communication and project management skills. These skills provide the practical and theoretical foundation for careers in: museums, galleries, heritage at curatorial level, the cultural sector more broadly.
University of Sussex, United Kingdom
This MA introduces you to: curatorial scholarship and its methodologies (including conservation-led research and technical art history) the histories of museums and their collections the ethical and legal frameworks within which curators and museums work the nature and politics of museum displays. You visit museums in Sussex and in London, allowing you to learn first-hand about institutional histories, collections, permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions.
You're taught by Sussex tutors and external specialists. In the past, these have included senior staff from the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, the V&A, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Key facts100% of our research was rated world leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). You will be taught by academics who have long-standing relationships with museums across the UK and direct experience of curating exhibitions and permanent collections in the museums and galleries sector.
You will benefit from our long-standing partnerships with local and national museums and collections - including the V&A, the National Portrait Gallery, Historic Royal Palaces, the National Trust, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and Charleston - providing access to expertise, art objects and research materials. Careers: You gain knowledge about objects and collections, specifically in the context of photography, and develop a critical awareness of museum practices. You develop communication and project management skills. These skills provide the practical and theoretical foundation for careers in: museums, galleries, heritage at curatorial level, the cultural sector more broadly.
University of Sussex, United Kingdom
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