Arts & Culture - Contemporary Art History Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Overview

You do so from a firm basis in an established discipline that has much to offer but also continuously adapts in keeping up with the art of the present.

This Arts & Culture - Contemporary Art History programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is unique in the Netherlands in allowing students to focus on the fascinating field of contemporary art – from installation art to artistic research, from photography to digital art, performance art, or artistic activism.

The Netherlands, and Amsterdam especially, is pioneering in contemporary art. Next to museums and exhibitions, you can profit from archives and digital collections, and attend festivals to experience site-specific, performative, and time-based projects first-hand.

Entering the job market

After finishing the Master's programme Arts & Culture: Contemporary Art History, you can start working in various job fields. You will be well-qualified for a position in the field of contemporary and digital art, such as:

• curating exhibitions, events or festivals;

• writing about art for newspapers, magazines or online media;

• working in public programming or educational departments of museums or city councils;

• working in public or private archives;

• conducting research on a freelance basis or within academia.