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12 Master's degrees in Art History in Netherlands

Arts and Culture
What does Mondrian tell us with his painting 'Victory Boogie Woogie' and how can we understand Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'? Who actually pays for art and culture? What role models does Hollywood provide us with? If these are questions that interest you, then you should definitely consider the Master’s in Arts and Culture.
DAI Art Praxis
Farewell bricks, farewell walls. Mobilize our bodies, our intelligences. DAI Art Praxis at ArtEZ University of the Arts explores the today's challenges: through curating, listening, making, performing, publishing, reading, studying, wandering, thinking, articulating and writing. But also by being a "wilderness".
Art History
Do you want to be well prepared for a career in the world of the Visual Arts? The Master Program in Art History at University of Groningen offers all the knowledge and expertise that you need.
Art History and Museum Studies
The master’s programme in Art History and Museum Studies at Leiden University is uniquely positioned at the intersection of Art History and Museum Studies. Informed by leading interdisciplinary research, this degree provides you with a strong academic foundation for a variety of careers in museums, galleries and heritage institutions.
Art History
The specialised and intensive Master's Art History programme at Utrecht University immerses you in traditional and innovative approaches to the history of art.
Arts & Culture - Contemporary Art History
In selecting the Arts & Culture - Contemporary Art History programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you devote your attention to what is at stake now – to artworks that take on the challenges of the globalised information society, and of living in the Anthropocene.

Painting
The Painting programme from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen invites you to explore painting as both a practice and a conceptual space for artistic research. From a ‘painterly perspective’ within a studio-based programme, you will investigate materials, methods, and concepts in cultural and historical contexts, while engaging in critical dialogues with diverse approaches to painting.
Art and Culture - Contemporary Art History
In this Art and Culture - Contemporary Art History MA program at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you devote your attention to what is at stake now – to artworks that take on the challenges of the globalized information society, and of living in the Anthropocene.
Arts and Culture (research)
Are you interested in Art and Culture? Is a career in research something you aspire to? Then Arts and Culture (research) degree at University of Groningen is what you are looking for.
Arts and Culture
What do art forms like painting, film, music or theatre contribute to societies? Why have humans in every culture and throughout history engaged in activities we categorize as art?The Master's programme in Arts and Culture at University of Groningen provides students with the skills needed to investigate the function of the arts in society.
Arts, Culture and Society
In this Arts, Culture and Society master from Erasmus University Rotterdam, you will study how the international world of art and culture operates.

Interrelational Art Practices (iRAP)
This Interrelational Art Practices (iRAP) programme at Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen aims to ignite dialogue, encourage collaboration, and inspire meaningful societal change. You will work closely with experienced artists, participate within diverse communities, and reimagine what art can achieve as a shared, inclusive process in today’s world.