Overview

The MA Art History & Curatorial Studies from University of Groningen is a vibrant master's programme that attracts students from all over the globe. It teaches students to become intellectually thorough, socially engaged, and professionally successful art historians.

Key Facts

The programme combines a rigorous, research-driven curriculum with hands-on experience in curatorial practice, working closely together with stakeholders in museums, galleries, alternative art spaces, and heritage institutions.It offers courses on early modern, modern and contemporary art, while also highlighting transhistorical and transcultural means. The program includes courses on artistic research in collaboration with the art academy and explores contemporary conservation issues with a view to eco-critical approaches in art history. All students will go on an excursion to a major European city (Berlin, Paris, Rome or Venice). Next to the MA thesis, small-scale research tutorials allow students to work with individual professors, developing and strengthening their professional profiles. On top of the programme, students can participate in summer schools, Erasmus exchange modules, and research activities, such as workshops and conferences offered by the faculty’s research institutes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Art History Now: Theory, Method, Historiography

Collections & Artefacts

Media, Materials, Makers: Art and/as Research

Museums: The Making-of

Excursion

Tutorial

Lecturers

Our international staff includes experts in medieval, early modern, and modern & contemporary art, Chinese, South-American, and African heritage and museum studies, artistic research, and visual & material culture. All course modules are taught in close contact with museums, curators, artists and other professionals in the field and involve on-site elements.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Groningen, Netherlands

Disciplines

Museum Studies View 9 other Masters in Museum Studies in Netherlands

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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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90

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6.5

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General requirements

Minimum requirement of TOEFL iBT 90 (with a minimum of 21 on all items); or IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 on all items); or Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a minimum score of 180.
Selection for the Curatorial Programme takes place at the end of the first semester among students of the master's track in Art History.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

19200 EUR / year

≈ 19200 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2601 EUR / year

≈ 2601 EUR / year

Living costs

Groningen

Netherlands

750 - 1000 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Academic requirements

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