Arts and Culture

specialisatie Art and Architecture before 1800

Issues you will address cut across boundaries of geography, chronology and discipline. You will be studying art and architecture that played a crucial role in cultural exchange, as well as international networks of artists, architects and patrons.

Our innovative, interdisciplinary programme takes advantage of its close collaboration with prominent museums and institutions in Leiden, elsewhere in the Netherlands (the Rijksmuseum) and abroad (the Louvre). You will have direct access to world-class resources such as the University Print Room and prominent conservators and restorers.

You will be given the opportunity to combine in-depth research with internships at leading museums and institutions. This programme prepares you for a range of careers in academia, as well as for careers in institutions for heritage, auction houses, teaching, curatorship, art journalism and publishing.

specialisatie Art of the Contemporary World and World Art Studies

In the Art of the Contemporary World and World Art Studies programme you will gain an understanding of the challenges presented by art history today, and explore developments in art in the broad context of visual culture – from social and political developments and developments in natural sciences to globalisation.

You will:

• develop specialised knowledge in three core areas: art from a global perspective, art in relation to science, and art theory and aesthetics;
• research a wealth of modern and contemporary art works from a cross section of mediums including photography, new media art, installation art, and more – while exploring their role as communicative mediums;
• view famous artworks first-hand at the many major galleries, museums and cultural institutes;
• gain a degree that qualifies you for a variety of professions including roles in cultural institutes such as museums and galleries, in the media sector, the art trade, journalism or public relations;
• learn how to promote collaboration between artists and art venues.

specialisatie Museums and Collections

The Master's programme will equip you with the skills and knowledge to play a key role in the future of museums and cultural institutions.

You will:

• Examine how the social functions of museums and collections are changing rapidly under political and economic pressure and the increasing overlap that exists between the traditional tasks of museum curators, departments of education, and management.
• Gain an understanding of the impact of globalisation and the changing geopolitical relations on the status of cultural heritage, including political, legal and museological aspects. You will study these issues within the context of the history and theory of collections and the cultural politics of museums and heritage.
• Access unique resources at the expansive range of major museums, collections, libraries and research schools within easy reach of Leiden University.
• Equip yourself for an exciting career in a range of roles in institutions including museums, galleries, (art) libraries and archives, as well as in the media sector or within journalism.

honours-/excellence program Leiden Leadership Programme

Heb je de interesse en ambitie om jouw leiderschapskwaliteiten en je kennis over leiderschap verder te ontwikkelen? Wil je meer leren over leiderschap in praktijk?

In het extracurriculaire Leiden Leadership Programme kun je als masterstudent jouw kennis en vaardigheden op het gebied van leiderschap (verder) ontwikkelen.

Het programma biedt hiertoe vaardigheidstrainingen, seminars, en een docentcoach die je direct ondersteunt bij jouw ontwikkeltraject. Daarnaast ga je met een aantal medestudenten aan de slag met de praktijkopdracht bij een partnerorganisatie van de universiteit in de private of publieke sector, om de dynamiek en complexiteit van leiderschap in de praktijk te ervaren.