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MA Art History and Museum Curating
at University of Sussex

Brighton, United Kingdom

  • Tuition Fee £ 24,000
  • Country Rank#25
  • Duration12 Months
  • Score IELTS: 6

Program Overview

Gain the skills to join the exciting world of museums, galleries and the cultural heritage sector.

You’ll work with academics who have relationships with museums across the UK, and direct experience of curating exhibitions and permanent collections in the museums and galleries sector. Our long-standing partnerships with local and national museums and collections include:

  • the British Museum
  • Historic Royal Palaces
  • the National Trust
  • Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
  • Charleston.


You’ll also learn from museum professionals. In the past this has included senior staff from the V&A, Tate and Towner Art Gallery.

You’ll explore the history, theory and politics of art institutions and build a critical framework for the practice of curating. You visit museums in Sussex and in London, allowing you to learn first-hand about institutional histories, collections, permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions.

You’ll have the choice of combining museum curating with either the study of art history or the history of photography.

Cost Of Studying At University of Sussex

Interest rates as low as 8.9% *

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned