135 Master's degrees in Museum Studies in Europe

Museum Studies
Join the Museum Studies programme from Newcastle University. Develop the practical skills essential to work in a museum, whilst engaging with theories and debates on the societal role of museums.

Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies
On this Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies programme from the University of East Anglia you’ll develop a unique combination of theory and practice. You’ll be able to connect the present to the past and the future. You’ll use the Sainsbury Centre's collection of world art to address big issues. Learning from world-leading experts, you’ll gain insights into both museum and heritage sectors.
Museum Studies
The Museum Studies programme from Central European University (CEU) is a unique cooperation between Central European University and the Wien Museum, providing students with rigorous academic training in historical studies combined with practical, hands-on museum experience.
Arts Management and Heritage Studies
This Arts Management and Heritage Studies MA programme from the University of Leeds aims to develop your understanding of the changing political, policy and practice contexts within which the arts and heritage sectors operate today.
International Cultural Heritage Management
The International Cultural Heritage Management MA course offered by Durham University aims to introduce you to the issues involved in global cultural heritage management as a foundation for both professional and academic paths.

Curating
The Curating programme from University of Essex teaches you the practice, theory and history of curating in equal measure.
Museum Cultures with Curating
Museums establish powerful narratives of progress and primitivism, knowledge and ignorance, inclusion and exclusion. The MA Museum Cultures with Curating at Birkbeck, University of London combines study of the history and cultural significance of museums with opportunities for professional museum experience.

Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies
The Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies master's programme at the University of Tartu trains specialists who are well versed in scholarly approaches to folk culture and cultural heritage, and competent to use this expertise creatively in academia and beyond.

Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (Part time)
On this Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (Part time) programme from the University of East Anglia you’ll develop a unique combination of theory and practice. You’ll be able to connect the present to the past and the future.

Digital Heritage
This Digital Heritage course from University of York provides professional training in the growing fields of digital archiving, visualisation, museums and heritage sector curation, interpretation and education.

Museum Studies (Distance Learning)
This Museum Studies (Distance Learning) degree offered at the University of Leicester is for you if... you want the flexibility of studying by distance learning whilst gaining the knowledge and skills you need to develop your career in the museum and galleries profession.

Museums and Heritage Practice
You will study Museums and Heritage Practice at University of Chester, investigating the qualities of artefacts, sites and cultural traditions, alongside debates that shape our relationship with the past and its future potential.
Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects (Diss)
The Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects (Diss) programme offered by Durham University combines theoretical knowledge with specialist practical skills. It equips you with the investigative skills to answer some of the complex conservation and archaeological questions posed by ancient and historic artefacts and explores ways to safeguard valuable objects.
Heritage (Part-time)
The Heritage (Part-time) programme from The University of Wales Trinity Saint David offers students an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of heritage from the perspective of different disciplines, including archaeology and history.
Museum Cultures with Collections Management (Part-time)
The MA Museum Cultures with Collections Management (Part-time) at Birkbeck, University of London combines study of the history and cultural significance of museums with opportunities for professional museum experience.

Museum Studies
Throughout this Museum Studies MA course from the University of York you'll engage with a wide range of issues and develop a unique mix of practice-based and theoretical learning for your professional work or further research in the museum sector.
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.
Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies
The 2-years MA in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies at NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti is the only program in Europe that combines a solid education in visual arts production with highly specialized curatorial training.

Curating Contemporary Design (in partnership with the Design Museum)
On Curating Contemporary Design (in partnership with the Design Museum) course at Kingston University you’ll explore contemporary issues shaping today’s world, drawing on design and curatorial history.

Historic Buildings
The Historic Buildings course at the University of York will allow you to explore current intellectual and professional research priorities in the archaeology of buildings and introduce you to conservation legislation, policy and practice. You'll leave with excellent research and communication skills relating to the research, analysis and interpretation of historic buildings.