Art History Collections & Curating

The MA in Art History, Collections and Curating offers advanced postgraduate academic training in the history of art, with a special focus on collections and curatorial practice. It offers the opportunity to hone skills in the interpretation, critique, and analysis of works of art and architecture, developing the knowledge and capacity to pursue future careers in academia, research, writing, and curatorship. Combining academic scholarship with an introduction to the theory and practice of curation in museums and galleries, students will benefit from our School’s extensive partnerships with local, regional, and national cultural institutions whilst gaining first-hand exposure to advanced, active research in art.



• Delivered by academics and practitioners from across the university and the larger Dublin community.



• Offers the opportunity to hone skills in the interpretation, critique, and analysis of works of art and architecture.



• Combines academic scholarship with an introduction to the theory and practice of curation in museums and galleries.

Stage 1 - Core

Approaches to Art History: Resources and Methods AH40160

MA Field Trip AH40420

Curating & Collections AH40480

Collecting in The Netherlands AH40500

Museums & Modernity AH40510

MA Thesis AH40540

The Grand Tour AH40550

The programme is directed at postgraduate students of art history and of cognate academic subjects such as history,archaeology,classics, and visual and material culture. It is also intended for those with experience in the art world and in the cultural heritage sector looking for an opportunity to hone their skills in the interpretation, critique, and analysis of works of art and design, developing the knowledge and capacity to pursue careers in academia, research, writing, and curatorship.

The following entry routes are available:



MA Art History, Collections & Curating FT (Z344)

Duration 1 Years

Attend Full Time

Deadline Rolling*



MA Art History, Collections & Curating PT (Z345)

Duration 2 Years

Attend Part Time

Deadline Rolling*

* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised



The programme is directed at postgraduate students of art history and of cognate subjects such as art, architecture and geography. It is also intended for those with experience in the art world and in the cultural heritage sector looking for an opportunity to hone their skills in the interpretation, critique, and analysis of works of art and architecture, developing the knowledge and capacity to pursue careers in academia, research, writing, and curatorship.

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Z344: 1 year full-time

Z345: 2 years part-time

MODE OF DELIVERY: Face-to-Face

MA Art History, Collections & Curating (Z344) Full Time

EU: fee per year - €7315

nonEU: fee per year - €19900


MA Art History, Collections & Curating (Z345) Part Time

EU: fee per year - €4390

nonEU: fee per year - €9950


***Fees are subject to change.


Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website.

NEXT INTAKE: 2024/2025 September.

Careers & Employability

Numerous graduates from the School of Art History and Cultural Policy occupy leading positions in cultural institutions in Ireland and across the world. Its graduate programmes develop those skills essential to a wide spectrum of careers involved with the arts, visual culture and the media. UCD graduates have occupied directorial and curatorial positions at the National Gallery of Ireland, the Hugh Lane Gallery, the Chester Beatty Library and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, while a UCD graduate is currently Head of Education at the Wallace Collection, London.