Overview
The MA in programme in Art History and Museum Studies at Leiden University is a unique programme upholding a critical approach to the visual arts, decorative arts and architecture, as well as diverse cultures of collecting and presenting art. The programme is taught by a research-active staff and (former) curators from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the Frans Hals Museum, the Museum Volkenkunde, the National Museum of Antiquities and the RKD, among others. Our teaching and research are enhanced by collaborative partnerships with museums, heritage institutions and contemporary art venues. We regularly host leading voices within the field to introduce our students to emerging trends and world-class research. The programme also facilitates optional internships in the cultural sector, both within The Netherlands and beyond. Students can pursue their individual fascinations and explore a large range of topics studied from an interdisciplinary and critical perspective.
Career preparation
An MA in Art History and Museum Studies will qualify you for a wide variety of careers in the cultural sector – museums, galleries, heritage institutions, exhibition spaces – as well as careers in publishing, media, public relations, and education. You will also be qualified to pursue a PhD and a career in academia. Our graduates are currently working in museums including Kunstmuseum Den Haag, the Rijksmuseum and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden, in organisations including Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder, Valiz publishers, Groene Amsterdammer, Mondriaan fonds, Gavelers Auctioneers and Lyppens, and at art venues such as BAK Utrecht. Graduates have started their own enterprises as cultural entrepreneurs, such as Dürst Britt & Mayhew gallery while other students have continued their graduate studies at Cambridge University and the Courtauld Institute of Art.
Programme Structure
Courses include
- The Symbiosis of Art and Architecture: Art in Situ from the Middle Ages to Today
- Performativity & Representation: On the Agency and Political Power of Art
- Art, museum and anthropology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 18 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Visual Arts Art History Museum Studies View 13 other Masters in Art History in NetherlandsWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- a bachelor’s degree from a Dutch research university in Art History or from a foreign research university of an equivalent level; or
- a bachelor’s degree from a research university (equivalent to the level of a Dutch academic bachelor’s degree) in a Humanities or Archaeology programme related to Arts and Culture; and
- completed at least 40 EC (or equivalent) on relevant courses in the field of Art History and of sufficient level which demonstrate:
- knowledge and understanding of the history of art production in western and non-western cultures from Antiquity down to the present day and of different forms of art, architecture and design;
- knowledge and understanding of the history, theories and practices in the field of art in a global perspective or museum studies and of the relevant contexts in which art works or art museums, institutes and heritage sites function.
Tuition Fee
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International
20900 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20900 EUR per year during 12 months. -
EU/EEA
2530 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2530 EUR per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Leiden
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