Master of Arts - Art Market and the History of Collecting

Explore the Art Market and History of Collecting in London! Join our Master’s program for international students and enhance your research skills. Apply now!

Investigating European and global art markets and cultures of collecting, the Master of Arts is both academic and vocational. There is a strong focus on developing research skills, including for the practice of Provenance Research, on writing for a variety of audiences, and on the first-hand study of objects and collections within museums. The course is taught in London by specialists from the University of Buckingham and from outside experts, with frequent visits to museums and institutions in the United Kingdom and abroad. Key features of the program: Unique postgraduate degree, focusing on vocational skills such as Provenance Research and tools of research for the history of collecting and the art market. Interdisciplinary and diverse in approach Taught in Bloomsbury, London Visits to key museums, collections, galleries and auction houses in the UK and abroad Study Week in Vienna or Florence Country House Study Week (shared with the Master of Arts Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors) The program investigates these subjects across many centuries, from the evolution of Renaissance and cabinets of curiosities to country house collections and current debates on provenance, restitution and cultural identity, from a global perspective.