This History of Design and Curatorial Studies from The New School, which Parsons offers in conjunction with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, brings an object-focused, practice-based approach to the study of European and American decorative arts and design dating from the Renaissance to the present.
History of Design and Curatorial Studies, M.A.
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Housed for more than 30 years at Cooper Hewitt — the only U.S. museum devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design — the program enables students to work directly with the museum’s collections and its curators, conservators, educators, and designers.
This History of Design and Curatorial Studies from The New School is part of Parsons' School of Art and Design History and Theory (ADHT).
Alumni
Graduates hold curatorial posts in museums and collections worldwide and specialist positions in auction houses and galleries. They serve in a range of capacities related to interpreting and promoting art and design and educating the public about them.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Survey of Decorative Arts
- Proseminar
- Elective Curatorial/Museology
- Independent Study: Thesis
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- Programme intensity Full-time
- Full-time duration 24 months
- Credits 42 alternative credits
- Languages
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- Delivery mode On Campus
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