128 Master's in Museum Studies in Europe

Launch your career in the world of museums and curating. Build professional skills and gain hands-on experience with our partnerships with the Museums and Curating degree offered at University of Sussex.

This hands-on conversion programme is dedicated to teaching the next generation of conservators through problem-based learning on real heritage objects.

This Pre-Master's in Business and Humanities - Museum Studies from INTO Newcastle University will prepare you for entry to a range of postgraduate degrees in business, communication, law, media, social sciences and transport.

The Museum Studies course delivered by the University College Cork will enable you to develop your knowledge and understanding of the history, theory, and practice of museums, and will prepare you for future employment in this sector. It will also support the museum profession through entry-level training and continuing professional development of existing staff.

The Material Culture and Artefact Studies programme of the University of Glasgow combines the archaeological recovery and specialist examination of an object with its presentation, management and understanding within a cultural context.

Explore the cultural and creative industries, including publishing, broadcasting, heritage management and arts curation with the Cultural Heritage Studies (Heritage and the Arts) programme at the University of Southampton.

The Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies master's programme at the University of Tartu trains specialists who are well versed in scholarly approaches to folk culture and cultural heritage, and competent to use this expertise creatively in academia and beyond. 

The Heritage Management (with HRP) course delivered by Queen Mary University of London is designed to create future heritage sector leaders with the ability to address the managerial, intellectual, cultural, social and technical challenges of maintaining cultural heritage sites.

Discover how the past can be used today and preserved for future generations. Prepare for and enhance your career in the Heritage sector by gaining expert knowledge and practical experience with the International Heritage Management degree offered at the University of Birmingham.

The Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture from School of Advanced Study, University of London is offered by the Warburg Institute in collaboration with the National Gallery. The Institute is a leading centre for the study of the interaction of ideas, images, and society, and provides students with access to world-leading research, teaching and expertise. 

The Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management degree delivered by the University of York will give you practical experience with up-to-date conservation techniques, and an opportunity to work with leading conservation studios, providing you with invaluable work experience, and networks for your future career.

 On Curating Contemporary Design (in partnership with the Design Museum) course at Kingston University you’ll explore contemporary issues shaping today’s world, drawing on design and curatorial history. 

Explore the development of public spaces, civic amenities and heritage sites through applied principles of exhibition and display with this MA in Heritage and Exhibition Design at the Edinburgh Napier University.

Join the Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies programme from Newcastle University. Carry out original research in museum, gallery and heritage studies through this research degree.

Museums and heritage organisations shape how we understand history and culture. This dynamic MA in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies from the University of East Anglia places you at the centre of that world.

The Higher Archaeological Practice MSc course offered at the University of Southampton will prepare you for a career in commercial archaeology.

This Digital Heritage course from University of York provides professional training in the growing fields of digital archiving, visualisation, museums and heritage sector curation, interpretation and education.

The interdisciplinary Heritage and Museum Studies degree from University of Essex offers specialist, practically-grounded and academic training exploring these questions and more. its intensive degree emphasises the real-world relevance of debates surrounding cultural patrimony, and the ways in which it is presented and consumed.

The Curating with Professional Placement programme from University of Essex offers a unique opportunity for you to gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry.

The Historic Buildings course at the University of York will allow you to explore current intellectual and professional research priorities in the archaeology of buildings and introduce you to conservation legislation, policy and practice. You'll leave with excellent research and communication skills relating to the research, analysis and interpretation of historic buildings.