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As of the academic year 2020-2021, the Master’s programme Arts of the Netherlands will be integrated into the Dual Master's programme Curating Art and Cultures. This two-year programme is designed to train the curators and (museum) researchers of the future. Within the programme, you have the opportunity to specialise in Curating Art and Cultures or Arts of the Netherlands Study programme The Master's programme Curating Art and Cultures sees the museum as an institution and as a repository of objects with both a history and a life in the present and teaches you the skills needed to become a curator or a researcher. Programme structure The Dual Master’s in Curating Art and Cultures is a two-year professional programme comprising 120 ECTS credits: Curating Art and Cultures ? 18 ECTS Shared Core courses ? 6 ECTS Path-specific Core Course ? 18 ECTS Electives ? 60 ECTS Internship ? 18 ECTS Thesis Arts of the Netherlands ? 18 ECTS Shared Core Courses ? 24 ECTS Path-specific Core Courses ? 6 ECTS Tutorial ? 6 ECTS Dutch Post Graduate School of Art History ? 12 ECTS Electives ? 30 ECTS Internship ? 6 ECTS Thesis Project ? 18 ECTS Thesis Core courses Central to the Dual Master’s in Curating Art and Cultures are two shared core modules (18 ECTS) that explore the historical and theoretical aspects of museum collecting and display, as well as the theoretical and practical aspects of contemporary (museum) curating. In addition, the specialisation Curating Art and Cultures comprises a further core module with excursions to cultural institutions in the Netherlands and abroad, designed to connect the practical aspects of the internship with academic reflection. The aim of the additional core modules followed in Arts of the Netherlands is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the current research and debates on Early Netherlandish art, art of the Golden Age, and art of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Electives In addition to these core courses, you will have the opportunity to delve deeper into your field of interest by following electives in a range of disciplines, including art history, history, cultural history, archaeology, anthropology, and cultural or media studies. Tutorial Arts of the Netherlands comprises a mandatory tutorial. In a tutorial, you have the freedom to explore your personal interest in or deepen your knowledge of specific topics under the supervision of a specialist. The topic will be determined on the basis of your interest. Internship The internship forms the core of the Dual Master’s in Curating Art and Cultures. Curating Art and Cultures Starting in the second semester of the first year, you will commence a year-long work placement at one of the programme’s partner museums or cultural institutions. During this internship, unique among curatorial and museum studies programmes around the world, you will receive hands-on training in all aspects of professional museum practice, from research for publications to organising exhibitions. Under the supervision of curatorial professionals, you will gain first-hand experience of the roles and responsibilities of the curator today, including presentation and exhibition making, registration and documentation, art handling, restoration and conservation, research and communication, and acquisition policy. Arts of the Netherlands Starting in September of the second year, you will commence on an internship of approximately seven to eight months in a museum or research institute. Together with your supervisor, you will formulate a research project that fits within the framework of the institution and your own disciplinary interests. Contact with original objects and reflection on research methods are seminal aspects of the internship. However, you will also gain insight into the day-to-day business of the museum or research institute, and may be asked to assist with other museum/research work. Partner institutions The Master's programme has strong connections with the professional field. Partner institutions where you can do your internship include: ? Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ? Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam ? Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam ? Jewish Cultural Quarter, Amsterdam ? ING Huygens Instituut, Amsterdam ? CoBrA Museum, Amsterdam/Amstelveen ? Museum of World Cultures, Amsterdam/Leiden ? Centraal Museum Utrecht ? Museum Het Catharijne Convent, Utrecht ? Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague ? The Royal Library, The Hague ? RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History, The Hague ? Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo ? Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht ? Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven ? Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem ? Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam ? Textielmuseum, Tilburg Allowance Students enrolled in a Dual Master's programme are entitled to student grants and loans for the taught part of the programme. Learn more at: Supplementary internship reimbursement Excursion The programme also includes excursions abroad, for example to Berlin or Florence, which will bring students into contact with museums, objects and curatorial and research practices outside of the Netherlands. Thesis In order to complete the Dual Master’s in Curating Art and Cultures programme, you will devise a thesis project that demonstrates your ability to independently conduct, organise, present and defend your own academic research. The Master's thesis reports on research carried out under the supervision of an academic staff member who is involved in the programme and who specialises in your disciplinary field of interest. The subject of the thesis must be mutually agreed upon by the student and the academic adviser. The subject of your thesis is a topic that pertains to one of the programme’s various disciplines and may correspond to a project from your curatorial or research internship.

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