MA Exhibition Studies

at Liverpool John Moores University

Exhibition Studies engages with exhibition formats, through a theoretical and practical understanding of what constitutes an exhibition in the 21st century.
 

• Follow a curriculum which focuses on exhibition histories from 1850 onwards 

• Apply your own expertise, as well as studio practice, to develop research topics through project-based learning

• Study full-time over one year or part-time over two years

• Benefit from a programme supported by internationally renowned arts organisations, including Liverpool Biennial, Tate Liverpool, FACT, RIBA North and Aarhus University, Denmark

• Enjoy direct benefits from the degree's links to the Exhibition Research Lab and a range of international collaborations and partnerships developed by staff

• Explore best practice and the very latest in innovative forms of exhibition and curatorial practices

• Benefit from state-of-the-art workspaces and facilities within the modern, purpose-built and RIBA award-winning John Lennon Art and Design Building

• The 2021 Liverpool School of Art and Design MA Online Degree Show

• View and engage with work produced by masters students from the Liverpool School of Art and Design

• Take advantage of the generous Michael Pugh Thomas and Julia Carter Preston Legacy £1000 scholarships offered to postgraduate applicants
   

The programme considers the history and practice of exhibition culture, specifically the mediation of curatorial projects in galleries and museums, biennials and other survey exhibitions.
 

As a student, you will be based in the School of Art and Design, the oldest art school in the UK outside of London.
 

Additional funding for this programme is available via the Susan Cotton Travel Award and other study bursaries.